Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 7.6% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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