Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.2 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Praia, you would:
pay 92.3% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
|
pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
|
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