Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 20.8% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
Doha
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 87.7% more for transportation
Doha
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Doha
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Doha
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
|
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