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Montevideo vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 27.5% more expensive than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 45.2% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 32.5% less in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 23.4% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Montevideo

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

Montevideo vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.7% more for restaurants

	Djibouti	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$16.42 UYU650.87	+67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$12.53 UYU496.85	-0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$2.31 UYU91.50	+21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$1.77 UYU70.27	-5.3%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$2.94 UYU116.35	-68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$7.00 UYU277.63	+46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$4.80 UYU190.37	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$4.94 UYU195.76	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$5.07 UYU200.88	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$1.43 UYU56.81	-15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.18 UYU46.66	+113.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$0.68 UYU26.88	-46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$1.69 UYU66.80	+133.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.01 UYU39.95	+82.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.94 UYU37.43	+52.4%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 45.2% more for transportation

	Djibouti	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$7.23 UYU286.64	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$63.92 UYU2,533.93	+200.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$36,550.20 UYU1,448,961.72	+8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	-37.8%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 32.5% less for housing

	Djibouti	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$49.85 UYU1,976.33	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$629.84 UYU24,968.94	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$497.62 UYU19,727.19	+4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$146.70 UYU5,815.47	-63.1%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 23.4% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	+43.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$9,099.48 UYU360,731.20	+3.5%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$4.51 UYU178.87	-19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$4.39 UYU174.08	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$5.26 UYU208.68	+94.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$56.36 UYU2,234.11	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$10.78 UYU427.29	+28.0%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Djibouti	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	+137.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+149.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	+125.2%
Average			+101.5%

Djibouti vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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