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Montevideo vs. Ludvika Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 17.1% more expensive than Ludvika.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Montevideo
Housing: pay 48.6% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Ludvika Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.0% more for restaurants

	Ludvika	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.75 SEK136.26	$15.00 UYU604.72	+9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$14.46 UYU583.02	+44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.62 SEK25.93	$2.70 UYU108.81	+3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 SEK21.64	$2.05 UYU82.66	-6.1%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Ludvika	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 SEK25.93	$2.84 UYU114.69	+8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.71 SEK66.56	$7.03 UYU283.55	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.55 SEK64.96	$5.10 UYU205.48	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.00 SEK49.55	$4.57 UYU184.15	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.96 SEK59.03	$5.46 UYU220.10	-8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK14.27	$1.28 UYU51.67	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 SEK15.01	$1.27 UYU51.03	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 SEK16.33	$0.80 UYU32.15	-51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 SEK18.58	$1.44 UYU58.00	-23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.52	$0.92 UYU37.22	+40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.86	$0.96 UYU38.73	+21.1%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Ludvika	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.48 SEK64.22	$8.25 UYU332.50	+27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.80 UYU3,015.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 SEK287.39	$5.27 UYU212.50	-81.8%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 48.6% more for housing

	Ludvika	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.99 SEK465.76	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	-5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.87 SEK4,459.44	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	+57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$429.88 SEK4,261.24	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+35.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.45 SEK757.81	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+89.4%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Ludvika	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.60 SEK2,147.14	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+189.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,986.11 UYU443K
Average			+189.4%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ludvika	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SEK69.37	$4.92 UYU198.53	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 SEK42.94	$4.59 UYU184.84	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$5.49 UYU221.15	-22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.99 SEK297.30	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+81.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.00 SEK158.56	$12.22 UYU492.55	-23.6%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Ludvika	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.31 SEK974.47	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.28 SEK528.20	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.97 SEK931.53	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$213.27 SEK2,114.10	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	-38.9%
Average			-2.6%

Ludvika vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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