Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 97.5% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 71.6% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 85.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
|
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