Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 65.2% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$551.38
|
$3.25
E£100.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$401.01
|
$4.23
E£130.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.51
|
$0.25
E£7.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$58.03
|
$0.15
E£4.52
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.77
|
$0.59
E£18.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$225.68
|
$1.73
E£53.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.99
|
$3.44
E£106.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.82
|
$1.46
E£45.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$170.50
|
$2.41
E£74.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.22
|
$0.53
E£16.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.99
|
$0.24
E£7.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.73
|
$0.16
E£4.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.38
|
$0.14
E£4.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.93
|
$0.15
E£4.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.91
|
$0.14
E£4.39
|
|
pay 71.9% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$291.44
|
$1.24
E£38.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,804.53
|
$11.39
E£351.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,604,029.00
|
$26,600.33
E£821,217.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$746.88
|
$1.37
E£42.19
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,583.25
|
$14.42
E£445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,276.65
|
$173.02
E£5,341.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,215.58
|
$100.76
E£3,110.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,324.26
|
$18.76
E£579.17
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,701.08
|
$113.41
E£3,501.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$278,574.72
|
$2,460.81
E£75,971.39
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$120.30
|
$1.63
E£50.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$151.60
|
$1.71
E£52.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$185.47
|
$1.79
E£55.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,973.14
|
$19.91
E£614.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$370.93
|
$3.90
E£120.55
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,939.27
|
$38.38
E£1,184.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,799.52
|
$36.15
E£1,116.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,649.27
|
$88.16
E£2,721.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,370.98
|
$42.66
E£1,317.17
|
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