Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 12.7% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 31.9% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 51.5% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 25.1% less in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 13.3% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 29.3% more in Montevideo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Montevideo are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Montevideo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

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Montevideo vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$15.00 UYU604.72	+87.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$14.46 UYU583.02	+80.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$2.70 UYU108.81	+208.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$2.05 UYU82.66	+554.0%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 31.9% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$2.84 UYU114.69	+120.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$7.03 UYU283.55	+33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$5.10 UYU205.48	-24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$4.57 UYU184.15	+48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$5.46 UYU220.10	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.28 UYU51.67	-1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.27 UYU51.03	+44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$0.80 UYU32.15	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.44 UYU58.00	+80.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.92 UYU37.22	+69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.96 UYU38.73	+63.0%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 51.5% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$8.25 UYU332.50	+251.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+100.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$5.27 UYU212.50	-70.9%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 25.1% less for housing

	Riyadh	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	-30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+76.8%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 13.3% more for childcare

	Riyadh	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+8.7%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$4.92 UYU198.53	+131.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$4.59 UYU184.84	+7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$5.49 UYU221.15	-29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$12.22 UYU492.55	-8.3%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 29.3% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+76.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+25.3%
Average			+29.3%

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