Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 52.5% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 91.0% more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 36.1% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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