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Bern vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Bern is 2.4 times more expensive than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Bern
Groceries: pay 64.3% more in Bern
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Bern
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bern
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Bern
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.6% more in Bern
Clothing: pay 53.0% more in Bern

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Bern are more expensive than in Montevideo. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bern.

Bern vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bern instead of Montevideo, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Montevideo	Bern
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 UYU650.87	$29.22 CHF23.46	+78.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.53 UYU496.85	$18.77 CHF15.07	+49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 UYU91.50	$5.16 CHF4.14	+123.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 UYU70.27	$4.93 CHF3.96	+178.0%
Average			+107.3%

Montevideo vs. Bern - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.3% more for groceries

	Montevideo	Bern
Bread 1 loaf	$2.94 UYU116.35	$3.73 CHF2.99	+27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 UYU277.63	$14.58 CHF11.70	+108.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.80 UYU190.37	$8.60 CHF6.90	+79.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.94 UYU195.76	$7.49 CHF6.01	+51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 UYU200.88	$15.45 CHF12.40	+204.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 UYU56.81	$1.72 CHF1.38	+20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 UYU46.66	$1.03 CHF0.83	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UYU26.88	$1.44 CHF1.15	+112.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 UYU66.80	$3.39 CHF2.72	+101.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU39.95	$1.04 CHF0.84	+3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU37.43	$1.05 CHF0.84	+11.2%
Average			+64.3%

Montevideo vs. Bern - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Montevideo	Bern
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.23 UYU286.64	$8.42 CHF6.76	+16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.92 UYU2,533.93	$100.10 CHF80.36	+56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,550.20 UYU1,448,961.72	$41,041.86 CHF32,947.46	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	$65.19 CHF52.33	+119.6%
Average			+51.2%

Montevideo vs. Bern - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Montevideo	Bern
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.85 UYU1,976.33	$63.82 CHF51.23	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$629.84 UYU24,968.94	$1,948.71 CHF1,564.38	+209.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$497.62 UYU19,727.19	$1,636.67 CHF1,313.88	+228.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.70 UYU5,815.47	$234.53 CHF188.28	+59.9%
Average			+131.6%

Montevideo vs. Bern - Cost of housing

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Montevideo	Bern
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	$3,420.16 CHF2,745.62	+612.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,099.48 UYU360,731.20	$40,875.03 CHF32,813.53	+349.2%
Average			+480.8%

Montevideo vs. Bern - Cost of childcare

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pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Bern
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.51 UYU178.87	$9.38 CHF7.53	+108.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.39 UYU174.08	$6.19 CHF4.97	+41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 UYU208.68	$11.76 CHF9.44	+123.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.36 UYU2,234.11	$81.65 CHF65.54	+44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 UYU427.29	$27.53 CHF22.10	+155.4%
Average			+94.6%

Montevideo vs. Bern - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 53.0% more for clothing

	Montevideo	Bern
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	$155.91 CHF125.16	+56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	$70.91 CHF56.92	+44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	$167.05 CHF134.10	+43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	$212.36 CHF170.48	+68.0%
Average			+53.0%

Montevideo vs. Bern - Cost of clothing

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