Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 10.0% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Montevideo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪63.74
|
$14.21
$548.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪57.36
|
$10.33
$399.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪9.19
|
$1.89
$73.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪7.15
|
$1.50
$57.78
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.76
|
$2.54
$98.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.89
|
$5.81
$224.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪25.35
|
$4.25
$164.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.97
|
$3.63
$140.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪16.31
|
$4.39
$169.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.26
|
$0.86
$33.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.24
|
$1.11
$42.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.88
|
$0.56
$21.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.81
|
$1.25
$48.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.10
|
$0.72
$27.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.74
|
$0.74
$28.78
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪28.16
|
$7.51
$290.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪226.26
|
$46.50
$1,796.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪143,301.00
|
$41,329.05
$1,596,908.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪42.49
|
$19.24
$743.56
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪95.41
|
$40.79
$1,576.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,247.64
|
$599.74
$23,173.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,932.39
|
$495.10
$19,130.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪428.77
|
$111.42
$4,305.07
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,914.62
|
$353.02
$13,640.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪38,560.61
|
$7,177.69
$277,338.07
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪29.74
|
$3.10
$119.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.38
|
$3.91
$150.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪37.18
|
$4.78
$184.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪258.13
|
$50.84
$1,964.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪42.49
|
$9.56
$369.29
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪298.63
|
$101.50
$3,921.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪212.46
|
$46.37
$1,791.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪423.58
|
$119.79
$4,628.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪438.19
|
$112.62
$4,351.58
|
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