Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 13.3% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.26
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.55
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.50
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Valletta
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€842.33
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.94
|
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.33
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.43
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
|
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