Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 16.7% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
St. George's
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.17
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Montevideo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Montevideo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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