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Grenada

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 15.2% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 73.2% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 11.7% less in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 92.2% more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 73.2% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$15.00 UYU604.72	+102.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$14.46 UYU583.02	+73.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.70 UYU108.81	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.05 UYU82.66	+5.5%
Average			+73.2%

St. George's vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	St. George's	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$2.84 UYU114.69	+19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$7.03 UYU283.55	+1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$5.10 UYU205.48	-66.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$4.57 UYU184.15	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$5.46 UYU220.10	+28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$1.28 UYU51.67	-79.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.27 UYU51.03	+14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.80 UYU32.15	+7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.44 UYU58.00	-44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.92 UYU37.22	-28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.96 UYU38.73	-42.3%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	St. George's	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$8.25 UYU332.50	+56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+16.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.27 UYU212.50
Average			+25.8%

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pay 11.7% less for housing

	St. George's	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	-24.6%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+1029.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+229.9%
Average			+510.4%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.92 UYU198.53	+77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$4.59 UYU184.84	+4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.49 UYU221.15
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$12.22 UYU492.55	+10.1%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 92.2% more for clothing

	St. George's	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+192.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+146.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+48.7%
Average			+92.2%

St. George's vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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