Cost of living comparison
Apia is 2.4% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Apia instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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