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Montevideo vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 54.0% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 7.2% less in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 90.7% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 25.9% less in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 53.5% more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$15.00 UYU602.50	+298.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$14.46 UYU580.88	+207.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$2.70 UYU108.41	+188.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$2.05 UYU82.36	+195.0%
Average			+241.6%

HsinChu vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$2.84 UYU114.26	+67.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$7.03 UYU282.51	-61.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$5.10 UYU204.72	-53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$4.57 UYU183.48	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$5.46 UYU219.30	+74.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$1.28 UYU51.49	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$1.27 UYU50.84	+11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$0.80 UYU32.04	-46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$1.44 UYU57.78	+3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.92 UYU37.09	-13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.96 UYU38.58	-10.0%
Average			-7.2%

HsinChu vs. Montevideo - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$8.25 UYU331.28	+115.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	$74.80 UYU3,004.55	+86.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$5.27 UYU211.72	-6.7%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 90.7% more for housing

	HsinChu	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$44.58 UYU1,790.50	+107.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$706.61 UYU28,382.30	+62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$583.28 UYU23,428.44	+124.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$144.76 UYU5,814.60	+85.2%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 25.9% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$626.83 UYU25,177.79	-16.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$10,986.11 UYU441K	-34.1%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$4.92 UYU197.80	+161.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$4.59 UYU184.17	+53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.49 UYU220.33	+39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$54.39 UYU2,184.49	+5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$12.22 UYU490.74	+21.6%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 53.5% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$102.85 UYU4,131.09	+79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$56.61 UYU2,273.92	+58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$124.46 UYU4,999.24	+58.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$130.21 UYU5,230.15	+22.9%
Average			+53.5%

HsinChu vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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