Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 5.1% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$59.37
€55.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$816.29
€765.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
|
pay 41.1% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$529.47
€496.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$41.71
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$94.21
€88.39
|
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