Cost of living comparison

Uruguay

compared to

Portugal

Lisbon vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 15.2% more expensive than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Lisbon
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Lisbon
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Lisbon
Housing: pay 77.8% more in Lisbon
Childcare: pay 29.2% more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Lisbon
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in Lisbon

The cost of housing, childcare, and transportation in Lisbon are more expensive than in Montevideo. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Lisbon. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lisbon.

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Lisbon vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lisbon instead of Montevideo, you would:

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 UYU604.72	$16.80 €14.95	+12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.46 UYU583.02	$11.20 €9.97	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 UYU108.81	$2.30 €2.05	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 UYU82.66	$1.70 €1.51	-17.1%
Average			-7.1%

Montevideo vs. Lisbon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Montevideo	Lisbon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.84 UYU114.69	$1.87 €1.67	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.03 UYU283.55	$6.43 €5.72	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.10 UYU205.48	$4.34 €3.87	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.57 UYU184.15	$3.94 €3.51	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.46 UYU220.10	$3.60 €3.21	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 UYU51.67	$1.01 €0.90	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 UYU51.03	$0.78 €0.69	-38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UYU32.15	$0.83 €0.74	+4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 UYU58.00	$1.14 €1.01	-21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 UYU37.22	$0.82 €0.73	-10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 UYU38.73	$0.91 €0.81	-4.8%
Average			-19.0%

Montevideo vs. Lisbon - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Montevideo	Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.25 UYU332.50	$8.43 €7.50	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	$44.79 €39.86	-40.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,990.00 UYU1M	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.27 UYU212.50	$12.52 €11.14	+137.5%
Average			+3.3%

Montevideo vs. Lisbon - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.8% more for housing

	Montevideo	Lisbon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	$32.72 €29.12	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	+125.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	+104.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	$126.43 €112.53	-12.7%
Average			+77.8%

Montevideo vs. Lisbon - Cost of housing

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pay 29.2% more for childcare

	Montevideo	Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	$678.84 €604.19	+8.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,986.11 UYU443K	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	+54.2%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 UYU198.53	$3.36 €2.99	-31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.59 UYU184.84	$3.03 €2.69	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.49 UYU221.15	$6.72 €5.98	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	$46.25 €41.16	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.22 UYU492.55	$9.66 €8.60	-21.0%
Average			-21.2%

Montevideo vs. Lisbon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Lisbon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	$102.78 €91.47	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	$45.72 €40.69	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	$99.13 €88.23	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	$123.02 €109.49	-5.5%
Average			-11.7%

Montevideo vs. Lisbon - Cost of clothing

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