Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 12.7% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 70.5% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
Seoul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 34.7% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
|
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