Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 11.0% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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