Cost of living comparison
Rome is 13.8% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Rome instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Rome
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 45.5% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 36.1% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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