Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 29.5% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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