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Moldova

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 47.5% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 93.2% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 63.9% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 18.2% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 64.8% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Montevideo

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Montevideo are more expensive than in Chisinau. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

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Montevideo vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Chisinau, you would:

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pay 60.4% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL200.58	$15.00 UYU602.99	+33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL155.45	$14.46 UYU581.35	+66.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.60	$2.70 UYU108.50	+123.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL15.92	$2.05 UYU82.42	+130.2%
Average			+60.4%

Chisinau vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.2% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.71	$2.84 UYU114.36	+300.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.39	$7.03 UYU282.74	+43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL84.61	$5.10 UYU204.89	+7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL49.81	$4.57 UYU183.62	+63.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.13	$5.46 UYU219.47	+131.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.83	$1.28 UYU51.53	+192.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.60	$1.27 UYU50.88	+45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.79	$0.80 UYU32.06	-15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL17.97	$1.44 UYU57.83	+43.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.58	$0.92 UYU37.12	+195.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.40	$0.96 UYU38.62	+290.5%
Average			+93.2%

Chisinau vs. Montevideo - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.9% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.06	$8.25 UYU331.54	+28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL241.70	$74.80 UYU3,006.97	+453.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL528K	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.26	$5.27 UYU211.89	+6.8%
Average			+63.9%

Chisinau vs. Montevideo - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.2% more for housing

	Chisinau	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL189.39	$44.58 UYU1,791.94	+320.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	$706.61 UYU28,405.12	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	$583.28 UYU23,447.28	+34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	$144.76 UYU5,819.28	-22.1%
Average			+18.2%

Chisinau vs. Montevideo - Cost of housing

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pay 64.8% more for childcare

	Chisinau	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	$626.83 UYU25,198.03	+44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL104K	$10,986.11 UYU442K	+88.1%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.12	$4.92 UYU197.96	+119.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.67	$4.59 UYU184.31	+111.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.18	$5.49 UYU220.51	+60.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL745.01	$54.39 UYU2,186.24	+30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL150.43	$12.22 UYU491.14	+45.2%
Average			+67.3%

Chisinau vs. Montevideo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Chisinau	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	$102.85 UYU4,134.41	+28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL841.43	$56.61 UYU2,275.75	+20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	$124.46 UYU5,003.26	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	$130.21 UYU5,234.35	+12.7%
Average			+17.5%

Chisinau vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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