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Tokyo vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 3.1% cheaper than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 34.4% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 15.1% less in Tokyo
Housing: pay 12.4% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 37.2% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.4% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 UYU663.07	$8.02 ¥1,281	-51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.53 UYU506.16	$5.01 ¥801	-60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 UYU93.21	$1.16 ¥186	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 UYU71.59	$0.84 ¥135	-52.5%
Average			-53.4%

Montevideo vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

	Montevideo	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.94 UYU118.53	$1.55 ¥248	-47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 UYU282.83	$7.21 ¥1,152	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.80 UYU193.93	$5.71 ¥913	+19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.94 UYU199.43	$2.33 ¥372	-52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 UYU204.64	$3.52 ¥562	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 UYU57.88	$2.38 ¥380	+65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 UYU47.53	$1.18 ¥188	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UYU27.38	$2.48 ¥396	+265.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 UYU68.05	$2.64 ¥422	+56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU40.70	$1.43 ¥228	+41.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU38.14	$1.48 ¥237	+56.9%
Average			+34.4%

Montevideo vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.23 UYU292.01	$4.50 ¥719	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.92 UYU2,581.40	$73.51 ¥11,742	+15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,550.20 UYU1M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.69 UYU1,199.09	$30.07 ¥4,804	+1.3%
Average			-15.1%

Montevideo vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.4% more for housing

	Montevideo	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.85 UYU2,013.35	$33.44 ¥5,342	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$629.84 UYU25,436.69	$1,071.65 ¥171K	+70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$497.62 UYU20,096.74	$642.24 ¥103K	+29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.70 UYU5,924.42	$122.16 ¥19,515	-16.7%
Average			+12.4%

Montevideo vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 37.2% more for childcare

	Montevideo	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$480.09 UYU19,388.86	$519.69 ¥83,017	+8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,099.48 UYU367K	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+66.3%
Average			+37.2%

Montevideo vs. Tokyo - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.51 UYU182.22	$4.01 ¥640	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.39 UYU177.34	$3.43 ¥548	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 UYU212.59	$4.01 ¥640	-23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.36 UYU2,275.97	$68.19 ¥10,893	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 UYU435.30	$12.70 ¥2,028	+17.8%
Average			-3.6%

Montevideo vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.79 UYU4,030.28	$56.84 ¥9,080	-43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.02 UYU1,979.89	$40.48 ¥6,467	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.65 UYU4,710.94	$62.67 ¥10,012	-46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.41 UYU5,105.10	$90.37 ¥14,436	-28.5%
Average			-33.8%

Montevideo vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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