Cost of living comparison

Armenia

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Gyumri Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 76.1% more expensive than Gyumri.

Restaurants: pay 80.5% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 77.0% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 92.9% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 84.6% more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Gyumri Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.5% more for restaurants

	Gyumri	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.42 AMD3,770.81	$15.00 UYU604.72	+44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.33 AMD3,378.65	$14.46 UYU583.02	+55.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 AMD314.23	$2.70 UYU108.81	+211.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 AMD150.83	$2.05 UYU82.66	+392.2%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Gyumri	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 AMD181.00	$2.84 UYU114.69	+469.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 AMD1,458.05	$7.03 UYU283.55	+74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	$5.10 UYU205.48	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 AMD748.13	$4.57 UYU184.15	+121.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 AMD1,185.89	$5.46 UYU220.10	+66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 AMD206.55	$1.28 UYU51.67	+124.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 AMD250.86	$1.27 UYU51.03	+82.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 AMD190.05	$0.80 UYU32.15	+51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 AMD243.26	$1.44 UYU58.00	+114.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD117.59	$0.92 UYU37.22	+184.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD111.58	$0.96 UYU38.73	+211.7%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Gyumri	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 AMD2,116.37	$8.25 UYU332.50	+41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.80 UYU3,015.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 AMD13M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.43 AMD1,242.86	$5.27 UYU212.50	+53.5%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 77.0% more for housing

	Gyumri	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.58 AMD5,279.13	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+205.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$472.15 AMD171K	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	+49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$288.85 AMD105K	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+101.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.29 AMD32,327.92	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+62.1%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 92.9% more for childcare

	Gyumri	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.53 AMD65,360.71	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+247.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,250.15 AMD4M	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+7.2%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Gyumri	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 AMD512.83	$4.92 UYU198.53	+247.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 AMD829.58	$4.59 UYU184.84	+100.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 AMD754.16	$5.49 UYU221.15	+163.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.73 AMD14,748.06	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 AMD1,508.32	$12.22 UYU492.55	+193.3%
Average			+128.4%

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pay 84.6% more for clothing

	Gyumri	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.33 AMD12,066.59	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+208.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.66 AMD15,083.24	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.66 AMD15,083.24	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+212.6%
Average			+84.6%

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