Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Montevideo instead of The Valley, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
The Valley
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Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
The Valley
|
Montevideo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
The Valley
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
The Valley
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
The Valley
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
The Valley
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
The Valley
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
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