Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 50.7% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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