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Montevideo vs. Jerusalem Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 18.0% cheaper than Jerusalem.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 22.2% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 19.2% less in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 55.0% less in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% less in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 21.7% less in Montevideo

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

Montevideo vs. Jerusalem Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Jerusalem	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.87 ₪76.53	$16.42 UYU643.58	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.90 ₪57.40	$12.53 UYU491.28	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 ₪9.33	$2.31 UYU90.47	-20.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 ₪7.23	$1.77 UYU69.48	-21.4%
Average			-25.8%

Jerusalem vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Jerusalem	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 ₪7.80	$2.94 UYU115.05	+20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 ₪20.65	$7.00 UYU274.52	+8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52 ₪27.31	$4.80 UYU188.24	-43.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.40 ₪14.12	$4.94 UYU193.57	+12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 ₪17.57	$5.07 UYU198.63	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 ₪5.14	$1.43 UYU56.18	-10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ₪3.25	$1.18 UYU46.14	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 ₪2.65	$0.68 UYU26.58	-17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 ₪3.82	$1.69 UYU66.05	+41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 ₪2.71	$1.01 UYU39.50	+19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 ₪2.41	$0.94 UYU37.02	+25.5%
Average			+5.8%

Jerusalem vs. Montevideo - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.2% more for transportation

	Jerusalem	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.31 ₪26.64	$7.23 UYU283.43	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.00 ₪227.69	$63.92 UYU2,505.55	-10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,597.85 ₪155,843.59	$36,550.20 UYU1,432,731.09	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.56 ₪40.28	$29.69 UYU1,163.85	+136.4%
Average			+22.2%

Jerusalem vs. Montevideo - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.2% less for housing

	Jerusalem	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.83 ₪95.67	$49.85 UYU1,954.19	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,659.34 ₪5,321.16	$629.84 UYU24,689.25	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,268.94 ₪4,069.25	$497.62 UYU19,506.22	-60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.81 ₪595.85	$146.70 UYU5,750.33	-21.1%
Average			-19.2%

Jerusalem vs. Montevideo - Cost of housing

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pay 55.0% less for childcare

	Jerusalem	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$942.22 ₪3,021.52	$480.09 UYU18,819.13	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,369.13 ₪74,940.14	$9,099.48 UYU356,690.44	-61.1%
Average			-55.0%

Jerusalem vs. Montevideo - Cost of childcare

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Jerusalem	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.55 ₪30.61	$4.51 UYU176.86	-52.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.51 ₪14.47	$4.39 UYU172.13	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.44 ₪33.48	$5.26 UYU206.34	-49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.49 ₪290.19	$56.36 UYU2,209.09	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.42 ₪43.05	$10.78 UYU422.50	-19.7%
Average			-32.5%

Jerusalem vs. Montevideo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.7% less for clothing

	Jerusalem	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.86 ₪368.32	$99.79 UYU3,911.86	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.50 ₪287.00	$49.02 UYU1,921.71	-45.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.22 ₪446.45	$116.65 UYU4,572.52	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.19 ₪462.40	$126.41 UYU4,955.09	-12.3%
Average			-21.7%

Jerusalem vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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