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Moscow vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 23.3% cheaper than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 43.9% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 51.0% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 1.7% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 23.9% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.8% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 UYU632.46	$9.19 RUB941.58	-36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 UYU424.27	$5.10 RUB523.10	-47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 UYU84.91	$1.07 RUB109.89	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 UYU66.09	$0.49 RUB49.73	-67.7%
Average			-48.8%

Montevideo vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.9% less for groceries

	Montevideo	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 UYU117.11	$0.62 RUB63.40	-76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.01 UYU264.46	$4.41 RUB451.57	-26.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 UYU186.80	$3.57 RUB365.56	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 UYU195.09	$1.52 RUB155.73	-65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.29 UYU188.84	$1.99 RUB203.49	-53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 UYU54.74	$0.68 RUB69.41	-45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU44.32	$0.67 RUB68.40	-33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 UYU28.16	$0.72 RUB73.33	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 UYU73.05	$1.12 RUB115.14	-32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 UYU36.80	$0.25 RUB25.54	-70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 UYU36.11	$0.21 RUB21.44	-74.5%
Average			-43.9%

Montevideo vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.0% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 UYU304.40	$2.22 RUB227.34	-67.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.91 UYU2,108.19	$28.58 RUB2,929.37	-40.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,934.74 UYU1,581,145.52	$30,621.85 RUB3,138,606.09	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.38 UYU1,336.60	$5.82 RUB596.34	-80.8%
Average			-51.0%

Montevideo vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Montevideo	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.60 UYU1,918.25	$6.38 RUB653.76	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.38 UYU25,448.91	$960.52 RUB98,449.13	+66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.05 UYU18,438.57	$583.26 RUB59,781.90	+39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.70 UYU4,386.69	$86.66 RUB8,882.22	-13.1%
Average			+1.7%

Montevideo vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 23.9% more for childcare

	Montevideo	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$386.12 UYU16,989.61	$466.53 RUB47,817.59	+20.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,206.60 UYU361,094.22	$10,413.52 RUB1,067,340.38	+26.9%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.42 UYU150.33	$3.06 RUB313.86	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 UYU166.59	$2.52 RUB258.74	-33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.03 UYU221.36	$2.45 RUB251.09	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 UYU2,571.37	$32.34 RUB3,314.57	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.06 UYU442.72	$5.10 RUB523.10	-49.3%
Average			-37.8%

Montevideo vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.83 UYU4,128.35	$81.16 RUB8,318.07	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.64 UYU1,964.00	$42.31 RUB4,336.37	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.94 UYU4,837.30	$108.95 RUB11,167.16	-0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.02 UYU4,972.72	$101.97 RUB10,451.48	-9.8%
Average			-7.4%

Montevideo vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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