Cost of living comparison
France is 21.9% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in France instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.17
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 11.8% more for housing
Montevideo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 74.3% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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