Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.1 times more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in George Town instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
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pay 3.6 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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