Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 55.3% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 82.2% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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