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Montevideo vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 18.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 62.6% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 12.7% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 30.5% less in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 7.5% more in Montevideo

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Montevideo are more expensive than in Warsaw.

Montevideo vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.96	$16.42 UYU650.87	+50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.97	$12.53 UYU496.85	+31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.23	$2.31 UYU91.50	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.02	$1.77 UYU70.27	-7.7%
Average			+18.9%

Warsaw vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.34	$2.94 UYU116.35	+100.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.69	$7.00 UYU277.63	+30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.84	$4.80 UYU190.37	+10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.51	$4.94 UYU195.76	+33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.38	$5.07 UYU200.88	+49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.23	$1.43 UYU56.81	+135.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$1.18 UYU46.66	+42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.52	$0.68 UYU26.88	-29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.74	$1.69 UYU66.80	+7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.75	$1.01 UYU39.95	+111.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$0.94 UYU37.43	+75.1%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 62.6% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.16	$7.23 UYU286.64	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.90	$63.92 UYU2,533.93	+112.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,890.42	$36,550.20 UYU1,448,961.72	+11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.95	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	+117.2%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 12.7% more for housing

	Warsaw	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.67	$49.85 UYU1,976.33	+186.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,167.98	$629.84 UYU24,968.94	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,317.48	$497.62 UYU19,727.19	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN977.67	$146.70 UYU5,815.47	-45.2%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 30.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,142.74	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN58,224.56	$9,099.48 UYU360,731.20	-42.9%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.98	$4.51 UYU178.87	-8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.40	$4.39 UYU174.08	+4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.73	$5.26 UYU208.68	-11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN170.84	$56.36 UYU2,234.11	+20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.97	$10.78 UYU427.29	+12.6%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 7.5% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN363.85	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN176.67	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN359.81	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	+18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN421.18	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	+9.7%
Average			+7.5%

Warsaw vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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