Cost of living comparison
India is 69.4% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in India instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 78.1% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$541.41
|
$2.24
₹186.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.18
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$56.98
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$221.60
|
$2.51
₹209.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$162.00
|
$2.48
₹206.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$167.42
|
$1.36
₹113.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.61
|
$0.83
₹69.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.22
|
$0.28
₹23.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.34
|
$0.44
₹37.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.50
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.43
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.39
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 68.1% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$286.16
|
$4.78
₹399.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
$8.38
₹700.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$733.37
|
$2.70
₹225.46
|
|
pay 79.4% less for housing
Montevideo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$118.13
|
$1.88
₹157.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$148.86
|
$1.40
₹117.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$364.22
|
$2.94
₹245.53
|
|
pay 63.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
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