Cost of living comparison

Comoros

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 21.3% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 2.8% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 28.9% more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Moroni	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,710	$15.00 UYU604.72	+143.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,503	$14.46 UYU583.02	+81.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF438	$2.70 UYU108.81	+170.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF283	$2.05 UYU82.66	+218.5%
Average			+128.2%

Moroni vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Moroni	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF250	$2.84 UYU114.69	+401.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,695	$7.03 UYU283.55	+82.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,174	$5.10 UYU205.48	-68.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,207	$4.57 UYU184.15	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$5.46 UYU220.10
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,006	$1.28 UYU51.67	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.27 UYU51.03
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.80 UYU32.15
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF822	$1.44 UYU58.00	-23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF898	$0.92 UYU37.22	-54.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF617	$0.96 UYU38.73	-31.5%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Moroni	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,017	$8.25 UYU332.50	-27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,165	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+132.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,768	$5.27 UYU212.50	-38.4%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Moroni	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,446	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF320K	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF266K	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	-3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,676	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+69.1%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Moroni	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF175K	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	$10,986.11 UYU443K	-21.9%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF458	$4.92 UYU198.53	+372.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF774	$4.59 UYU184.84	+160.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.49 UYU221.15
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$54.39 UYU2,192.54
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,862	$12.22 UYU492.55	+87.8%
Average			+176.0%

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pay 28.9% more for clothing

	Moroni	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,605	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+70.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,605	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,283	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,444	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+53.0%
Average			+28.9%

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