Cost of living comparison
Paris is 55.9% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Paris instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 70.4% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Montevideo
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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