Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 4.1% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$6.62
LBP593,381
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$3.22
LBP288,155
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$1.01
LBP90,515
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$1.18
LBP105,846
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$7.35
LBP658,509
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$25.78
LBP2,308,607
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$2.11
LBP188,890
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$2.71
LBP242,452
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$1.25
LBP112,325
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$1.14
LBP102,129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$0.48
LBP42,893
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$0.69
LBP61,949
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.58
LBP51,578
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.49
LBP43,716
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$4.70
LBP420,698
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,970,471,891
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$13.80
LBP1,236,023
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$63.14
LBP5,654,823
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$782.14
LBP70,054,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$402.46
LBP36,046,783
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$198.90
LBP17,814,779
|
|
pay 10.1% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$383.33
LBP34,333,980
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$5,115.38
LBP458,169,163
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$2.50
LBP223,917
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$2.62
LBP234,596
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$5.58
LBP499,935
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$46.03
LBP4,122,771
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$82.83
LBP7,419,125
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$60.00
LBP5,374,014
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$115.62
LBP10,356,173
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$135.00
LBP12,091,532
|
|
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