Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 16.2% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$14.40
€13.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$4.03
€3.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$8.73
€8.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$18.20
€17.00
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$840.88
€785.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$378.45
€353.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
|
pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$8.52
€7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$16.99
€15.87
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$119.75
€111.86
|
|
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