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Wellington vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 53.7% more expensive than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 28.3% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 89.9% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.2% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Wellington

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Montevideo. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Montevideo	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 UYU606.58	$14.93 NZ$26.06	+3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 UYU406.91	$8.96 NZ$15.63	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 UYU81.43	$2.57 NZ$4.49	+33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 UYU63.38	$2.15 NZ$3.76	+43.5%
Average			+18.4%

Montevideo vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.3% more for groceries

	Montevideo	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 UYU112.31	$1.96 NZ$3.43	-26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.01 UYU253.64	$4.15 NZ$7.24	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 UYU179.16	$6.98 NZ$12.18	+64.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 UYU187.11	$6.84 NZ$11.94	+54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.29 UYU181.12	$5.06 NZ$8.83	+17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 UYU52.50	$1.40 NZ$2.44	+12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU42.50	$1.09 NZ$1.90	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 UYU27.00	$1.48 NZ$2.58	+130.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 UYU70.06	$2.61 NZ$4.56	+57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 UYU35.29	$1.01 NZ$1.77	+21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 UYU34.63	$0.84 NZ$1.46	+2.2%
Average			+28.3%

Montevideo vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Montevideo	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 UYU291.94	$6.42 NZ$11.20	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.91 UYU2,021.93	$127.57 NZ$222.63	+166.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,934.74 UYU1,516,445.21	$34,339.84 NZ$59,929.92	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.38 UYU1,281.90	$18.22 NZ$31.79	-40.0%
Average			+28.6%

Montevideo vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Montevideo	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.60 UYU1,839.76	$54.27 NZ$94.71	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.38 UYU24,407.55	$1,487.35 NZ$2,595.72	+157.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.05 UYU17,684.06	$1,335.17 NZ$2,330.14	+218.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.70 UYU4,207.19	$134.11 NZ$234.04	+34.5%
Average			+108.7%

Montevideo vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 89.9% more for childcare

	Montevideo	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$386.12 UYU16,294.40	$871.44 NZ$1,520.83	+125.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,206.60 UYU346,318.28	$12,649.75 NZ$22,076.36	+54.1%
Average			+89.9%

Montevideo vs. Wellington - Cost of childcare

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pay 95.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.42 UYU144.18	$7.17 NZ$12.51	+109.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 UYU159.77	$3.41 NZ$5.96	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.03 UYU212.30	$24.46 NZ$42.68	+386.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 UYU2,466.15	$39.85 NZ$69.54	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.06 UYU424.60	$12.24 NZ$21.37	+21.7%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Montevideo	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.83 UYU3,959.42	$75.78 NZ$132.25	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.64 UYU1,883.63	$55.09 NZ$96.15	+23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.94 UYU4,639.36	$119.44 NZ$208.45	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.02 UYU4,769.23	$129.60 NZ$226.17	+14.7%
Average			+6.9%

Montevideo vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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