Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 31.4% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 81.4% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
|
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