Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 24.5% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of London, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
London
|
Montevideo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.91
|
$14.21
$548.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
$10.33
$399.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$1.89
$73.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$1.50
$57.78
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
London
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$2.54
$98.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.26
|
$5.81
$224.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.64
|
$4.25
$164.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
$3.63
$140.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.04
|
$4.39
$169.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.86
$33.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$1.11
$42.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.56
$21.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$1.25
$48.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.72
$27.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.74
$28.78
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
London
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.61
|
$7.51
$290.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.14
|
$46.50
$1,796.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
$41,329.05
$1,596,908.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.28
|
$19.24
$743.56
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
London
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
$40.79
$1,576.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
$599.74
$23,173.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
$495.10
$19,130.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
$111.42
$4,305.07
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
London
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
$353.02
$13,640.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
$7,177.69
$277,338.07
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.97
|
$3.10
$119.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$3.91
$150.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
$4.78
$184.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.43
|
$50.84
$1,964.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.94
|
$9.56
$369.29
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
London
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
$101.50
$3,921.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
$46.37
$1,791.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
$119.79
$4,628.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.24
|
$112.62
$4,351.58
|
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