Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 9.9 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 52.7 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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