Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.2 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 86.5% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 93.1% more for housing
Rabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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