Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Germany, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Germany
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Germany
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Germany
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
|
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