Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 19.9% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 36.6% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 7.6% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 21.1% less in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 43.0% more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$15.00 UYU602.50	+218.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$14.46 UYU580.88	+156.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.70 UYU108.41	+194.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.05 UYU82.36	+214.2%
Average			+192.3%

Taipei vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$2.84 UYU114.26	+40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$7.03 UYU282.51	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$5.10 UYU204.72	-55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.57 UYU183.48	+67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$5.46 UYU219.30	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.28 UYU51.49	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.27 UYU50.84	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.80 UYU32.04	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.44 UYU57.78	-28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.92 UYU37.09	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.96 UYU38.58	-7.7%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 36.6% more for transportation

	Taipei	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$8.25 UYU331.28	+109.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$74.80 UYU3,004.55	+98.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$5.27 UYU211.72	-41.1%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 7.6% more for housing

	Taipei	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$44.58 UYU1,790.50	+62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$706.61 UYU28,382.30	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$583.28 UYU23,428.44	+20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$144.76 UYU5,814.60	+118.4%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 21.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$626.83 UYU25,177.79	-5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$10,986.11 UYU441K	-34.1%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$4.92 UYU197.80	+74.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$4.59 UYU184.17	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.49 UYU220.33	+39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$54.39 UYU2,184.49	+32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$12.22 UYU490.74	+25.6%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 43.0% more for clothing

	Taipei	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$102.85 UYU4,131.09	+62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$56.61 UYU2,273.92	+41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$124.46 UYU4,999.24	+46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$130.21 UYU5,230.15	+23.9%
Average			+43.0%

Taipei vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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