Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 4.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$14.21
$541.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$1.89
$72.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.50
$56.98
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$5.81
$221.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$4.25
$162.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$4.39
$167.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$0.86
$32.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.11
$42.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.56
$21.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.25
$47.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.72
$27.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.74
$28.39
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$7.51
$286.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$19.24
$733.37
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$3.10
$118.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$3.91
$148.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$9.56
$364.22
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
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