Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 0.1% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Helsinki
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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