Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 10.9% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.80
|
$14.21
$541.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$1.89
$72.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.84
|
$1.50
$56.98
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.26
|
$5.81
$221.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.25
|
$4.25
$162.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$4.39
$167.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$0.86
$32.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$1.11
$42.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$0.56
$21.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$1.25
$47.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$0.72
$27.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.74
$28.39
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$7.51
$286.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.66
|
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,424.37
|
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.77
|
$19.24
$733.37
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Victoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.96
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,361.34
|
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,488.63
|
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.42
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
|
pay 84.2% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.61
|
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,895.12
|
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$3.10
$118.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.46
|
$3.91
$148.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.00
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.14
|
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.55
|
$9.56
$364.22
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.51
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.15
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.54
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.49
|
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
|
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