Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 11.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
|
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