Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 9.2% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.81
|
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.16
|
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.17
|
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€815.18
|
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€432.27
|
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
|
pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.05
|
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.70
|
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.19
|
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
|
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