Cost of living comparison
Athens is 0.4% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$541.41
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.18
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$56.98
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$221.60
|
$6.55
€6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$162.00
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$167.42
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.61
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.22
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.34
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.50
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.43
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.39
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$286.16
|
$8.01
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$733.37
|
$11.43
€10.53
|
|
pay 15.6% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
$553.55
€509.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
$521.82
€480.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
|
pay 39.1% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
$488.12
€449.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$118.13
|
$4.67
€4.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$148.86
|
$3.68
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
$45.80
€42.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$364.22
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
$111.33
€102.53
|
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