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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 1.6% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 93.9% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 80.0% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 44.6% less in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 3.4% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% less in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 35.8% more in Montevideo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Montevideo are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Montevideo. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

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Montevideo vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.9% more for restaurants

	Doha	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$15.00 UYU604.68	+56.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$14.46 UYU582.98	+75.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$2.70 UYU108.80	+186.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$2.05 UYU82.65	+391.3%
Average			+93.9%

Doha vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	Doha	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$2.84 UYU114.68	+105.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$7.03 UYU283.53	+25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$5.10 UYU205.46	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$4.57 UYU184.14	+33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$5.46 UYU220.09	+53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.28 UYU51.67	+26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$1.27 UYU51.03	+53.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$0.80 UYU32.15	+13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.44 UYU57.99	+157.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.92 UYU37.22	+111.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.96 UYU38.72	+115.7%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 80.0% more for transportation

	Doha	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$8.25 UYU332.47	+286.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$74.80 UYU3,015.42	+172.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$5.27 UYU212.49	-71.3%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 44.6% less for housing

	Doha	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$44.58 UYU1,796.98	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$706.61 UYU28,484.92	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$583.28 UYU23,513.15	-50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$144.76 UYU5,835.63	+121.9%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 3.4% more for childcare

	Doha	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$626.83 UYU25,268.82	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+14.4%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$4.92 UYU198.51	-59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$4.59 UYU184.83	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$5.49 UYU221.13	-14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$54.39 UYU2,192.39	-56.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$12.22 UYU492.52	-1.1%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 35.8% more for clothing

	Doha	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$102.85 UYU4,146.03	+69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$56.61 UYU2,282.15	+5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$124.46 UYU5,017.32	+25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$130.21 UYU5,249.06	+52.5%
Average			+35.8%

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