Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 5.0% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Montevideo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$14.21
$541.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.33
|
$1.89
$72.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.50
$56.98
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.46
|
$5.81
$221.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$4.25
$162.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.45
|
$4.39
$167.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.86
$32.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.11
$42.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.56
$21.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$1.25
$47.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.72
$27.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.74
$28.39
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.85
|
$7.51
$286.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€54.68
|
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.56
|
$19.24
$733.37
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Madrid
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€751.76
|
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€487.62
|
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$3.10
$118.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$3.91
$148.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.41
|
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$9.56
$364.22
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€86.76
|
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
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