Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 88.3% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
Montevideo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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