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Montevideo vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 83.8% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 68.6% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 47.0% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 39.5% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 72.4% more in Montevideo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, housing, and childcare in Montevideo are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

Montevideo vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$16.42 UYU650.87	+43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$12.53 UYU496.85	+32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$2.31 UYU91.50	+309.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$1.77 UYU70.27	+442.0%
Average			+206.8%

Kuwait City vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.6% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$2.94 UYU116.35	+122.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$7.00 UYU277.63	+161.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$4.80 UYU190.37	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$4.94 UYU195.76	+152.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$5.07 UYU200.88	+58.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$1.43 UYU56.81	+35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$1.18 UYU46.66	+33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.68 UYU26.88	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$1.69 UYU66.80	+116.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$1.01 UYU39.95	+67.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.94 UYU37.43	+39.1%
Average			+68.6%

Kuwait City vs. Montevideo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$7.23 UYU286.64	+434.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$63.92 UYU2,533.93	+44.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$36,550.20 UYU1,448,961.72	+71.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	+25.2%
Average			+144.2%

Kuwait City vs. Montevideo - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.0% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$49.85 UYU1,976.33	+71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$629.84 UYU24,968.94	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$497.62 UYU19,727.19	-29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$146.70 UYU5,815.47	+177.5%
Average			+47.0%

Kuwait City vs. Montevideo - Cost of housing

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pay 39.5% more for childcare

	Kuwait City	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	+56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$9,099.48 UYU360,731.20	+22.3%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$4.51 UYU178.87	+38.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$4.39 UYU174.08	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$5.26 UYU208.68	+78.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$56.36 UYU2,234.11	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$10.78 UYU427.29	-5.8%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 72.4% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	+151.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	+73.9%
Average			+72.4%

Kuwait City 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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