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Montevideo vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 35.3% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants
pay 87.1% more in Montevideo
Groceries
pay 3.6% less in Montevideo
Transportation
pay 52.2% more in Montevideo
Housing
pay 26.2% more in Montevideo
Childcare
pay 35.9% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.9% more in Montevideo
Clothing
pay 18.6% more in Montevideo

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

Montevideo vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

pay 87.1% more for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.85
$16.42
UYU643.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.10
TTD54.88
$12.53
UYU491.09
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
TTD7.30
$2.31
UYU90.44

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Montevideo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.77
TTD18.76
$2.94
UYU115.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.08
TTD27.61
$7.00
UYU274.41
Milk (1 gallon) $10.51
TTD71.19
$4.80
UYU188.16

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pay 52.2% more for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.24
TTD28.71
$7.23
UYU283.32
Monthly public transit pass $97.20
TTD658.57
$63.92
UYU2,504.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,345.77
TTD239,480.35
$36,550.20
UYU1,432,169.61

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pay 26.2% more for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Montevideo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.53
TTD416.87
$49.85
UYU1,953.43
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $794.05
TTD5,379.99
$629.84
UYU24,679.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.64
TTD3,242.96
$497.62
UYU19,498.57

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pay 35.9% more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $331.09
TTD2,243.28
$480.09
UYU18,811.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,182.06
TTD48,661.08
$9,099.48
UYU356,550.66

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TTD12.47
$4.51
UYU176.79
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.73
TTD25.28
$4.39
UYU172.06
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
TTD40.91
$5.26
UYU206.26

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Montevideo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.03
TTD399.97
$99.79
UYU3,910.32
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.29
TTD259.44
$49.02
UYU1,920.96
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$166.91
TTD1,130.88
$116.65
UYU4,570.72

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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: December 2025
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