Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 17.5% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
|
pay 75.2% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
|
pay 45.7% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
|
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