Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 22.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.6% less in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 11.2% less in Mexico City
- Transportation
-
pay 58.1% less in Mexico City
- Housing
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pay 7.3% less in Mexico City
- Childcare
-
pay 0.8% more in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.3% less in Mexico City
- Clothing
-
pay 20.7% less in Mexico City
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU623.00
|
$9.93
MX$201.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU417.93
|
$7.45
MX$151.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU83.64
|
$1.08
MX$21.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU65.10
|
$0.77
MX$15.69
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU115.35
|
$2.45
MX$49.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU260.50
|
$4.87
MX$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU184.01
|
$5.51
MX$111.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU192.17
|
$2.18
MX$44.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU186.02
|
$3.57
MX$72.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.92
|
$1.22
MX$24.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.65
|
$0.67
MX$13.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.74
|
$0.80
MX$16.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU71.95
|
$0.83
MX$16.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU36.25
|
$0.85
MX$17.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.57
|
$0.83
MX$16.81
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU299.85
|
$4.64
MX$94.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,076.68
|
$17.87
MX$362.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,557,507.04
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,009.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,316.61
|
$3.47
MX$70.56
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,889.58
|
$24.38
MX$495.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,068.45
|
$893.52
MX$18,144.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,162.91
|
$544.24
MX$11,051.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,321.11
|
$30.31
MX$615.52
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,735.61
|
$381.33
MX$7,743.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU355,695.78
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,124.34
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU148.08
|
$2.73
MX$55.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU164.10
|
$3.01
MX$61.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU218.05
|
$3.92
MX$79.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,532.93
|
$53.69
MX$1,090.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU436.10
|
$4.96
MX$100.80
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,066.63
|
$56.36
MX$1,144.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,934.64
|
$41.06
MX$833.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,764.98
|
$91.99
MX$1,868.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,898.37
|
$91.93
MX$1,866.78
|
|
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