Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 1.9% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.17
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
$8.25
€7.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$1.36
€1.28
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$5.15
€4.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$2.95
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$3.38
€3.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$7.68
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$43.98
€41.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$30,784.59
€28,883.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$10.00
€9.39
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$39.97
€37.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$1,352.26
€1,268.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$872.69
€818.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$104.15
€97.72
|
|
pay 39.7% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$462.77
€434.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$10,635.21
€9,978.48
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$42.87
€40.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$8.25
€7.74
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$84.22
€79.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$35.28
€33.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$83.32
€78.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$104.05
€97.62
|
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