Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 24.6% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
BSD35.00
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
BSD9.50
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
BSD2.18
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
BSD1.83
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.24
BSD5.24
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.03
BSD18.03
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.38
BSD6.38
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
BSD4.98
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
BSD1.32
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BSD2.14
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
BSD1.49
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Nassau
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
Nassau
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.29
BSD104.29
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,164.29
BSD1,164.29
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,214.29
BSD1,214.29
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$231.16
BSD231.16
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$633.33
BSD633.33
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
BSD11.00
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$118.71
BSD118.71
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Nassau
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.50
BSD67.50
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$76.67
BSD76.67
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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