Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 82.8% more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 78.9% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 23.8% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 29.0% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.4% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Montevideo

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Montevideo are more expensive than in Rosario. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

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Montevideo vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.4% more for restaurants

	Rosario	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,177.50	$15.00 UYU604.72	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,454.12	$14.46 UYU583.02	+25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,630.77	$2.70 UYU108.81	+55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$2.05 UYU82.66	+28.8%
Average			+39.4%

Rosario vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.9% more for groceries

	Rosario	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,428.40	$2.84 UYU114.69	+77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,374.55	$7.03 UYU283.55	+67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,373.15	$5.10 UYU205.48	+4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,490.82	$4.57 UYU184.15	+98.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,096.22	$5.46 UYU220.10	+102.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,342.46	$1.28 UYU51.67	+44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,067.08	$1.27 UYU51.03	+80.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS712.54	$0.80 UYU32.15	+69.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$1.44 UYU58.00	+56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS654.02	$0.92 UYU37.22	+114.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS454.37	$0.96 UYU38.73	+220.9%
Average			+78.9%

Rosario vs. Montevideo - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.8% more for transportation

	Rosario	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,463.47	$8.25 UYU332.50	+93.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.80 UYU3,015.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS42M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$5.27 UYU212.50	-45.1%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Rosario	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,485.17	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS380K	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	+182.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS307K	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+188.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS69,637.94	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+215.5%
Average			+181.5%

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pay 29.0% more for childcare

	Rosario	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+34.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+23.5%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$4.92 UYU198.53	+24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,553.25	$4.59 UYU184.84	+52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,008.57	$5.49 UYU221.15	+66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS44,520.67	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+85.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,285.20	$12.22 UYU492.55	+154.5%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Rosario	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS137K	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS91,065.00	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	-5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	-5.9%
Average			+2.2%

Rosario vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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