Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 24.7% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.4% less in Montevideo
- Groceries
-
pay 20.2% less in Montevideo
- Transportation
-
pay 6.4% less in Montevideo
- Housing
-
pay 33.9% less in Montevideo
- Childcare
-
pay 48.7% less in Montevideo
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 19.3% less in Montevideo
- Clothing
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pay 9.8% less in Montevideo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Montevideo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Paris, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.51
|
$14.37
UYU623.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.41
|
$9.64
UYU417.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.95
|
$1.93
UYU83.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.85
|
$1.50
UYU65.10
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.94
|
$2.66
UYU115.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.84
|
$6.01
UYU260.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.22
|
$4.25
UYU184.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.68
|
$4.43
UYU192.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.10
|
$4.29
UYU186.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.53
|
$1.24
UYU53.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$1.01
UYU43.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.45
|
$0.64
UYU27.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.72
|
$1.66
UYU71.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.84
UYU36.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.17
|
$0.82
UYU35.57
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.39
|
$6.92
UYU299.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€89.36
|
$47.91
UYU2,076.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,543.75
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,557,507.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.97
|
$30.38
UYU1,316.61
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.47
|
$43.60
UYU1,889.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,319.36
|
$578.38
UYU25,068.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,020.33
|
$419.05
UYU18,162.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€181.77
|
$99.70
UYU4,321.11
|
|
pay 48.7% less for childcare
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€729.77
|
$386.12
UYU16,735.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,384.04
|
$8,206.60
UYU355,695.78
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.24
|
$3.42
UYU148.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.16
|
$3.79
UYU164.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.93
|
$5.03
UYU218.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€35.21
|
$58.44
UYU2,532.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.44
|
$10.06
UYU436.10
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Paris
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€100.17
|
$93.83
UYU4,066.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.94
|
$44.64
UYU1,934.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€107.64
|
$109.94
UYU4,764.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€143.76
|
$113.02
UYU4,898.37
|
|
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