Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 24.8% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 61.6% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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