Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 77.8% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.13
|
$14.21
$548.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
$10.33
$399.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.57
|
$1.89
$73.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.39
|
$1.50
$57.78
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
$2.54
$98.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.60
|
$5.81
$224.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.75
|
$4.25
$164.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
$3.63
$140.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.08
|
$4.39
$169.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.51
|
$0.86
$33.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.51
|
$1.11
$42.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.96
|
$0.56
$21.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.77
|
$1.25
$48.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.36
|
$0.72
$27.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.56
|
$0.74
$28.78
|
|
pay 70.4% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R87.92
|
$7.51
$290.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R849.46
|
$46.50
$1,796.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
$41,329.05
$1,596,908.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R205.93
|
$19.24
$743.56
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
$40.79
$1,576.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
$599.74
$23,173.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
$495.10
$19,130.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
$111.42
$4,305.07
|
|
pay 84.2% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
$353.02
$13,640.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
$7,177.69
$277,338.07
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.04
|
$3.10
$119.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.84
|
$3.91
$150.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
$4.78
$184.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R647.94
|
$50.84
$1,964.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R102.97
|
$9.56
$369.29
|
|
pay 64.3% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
$101.50
$3,921.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
$46.37
$1,791.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
$119.79
$4,628.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
$112.62
$4,351.58
|
|
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