Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 43.5% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.67
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.80
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.23
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.57
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.05
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.97
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.02
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.23
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.25
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.29
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.75
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.83
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,622.73
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.12
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 76.4% less for housing
Monaco
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.71
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,457.43
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,112.24
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€212.52
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,299.64
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€18,044.89
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.15
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€567.13
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Uruguay
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.62
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.61
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€140.36
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€451.64
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
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