Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.2 times more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Washington instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU549.85
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU399.89
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU86.38
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU64.90
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU112.70
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU237.52
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU168.96
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU176.54
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU173.84
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.76
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU45.31
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.21
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU52.51
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.96
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU31.48
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU289.19
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,799.50
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,598,174.15
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU864.76
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,684.28
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU23,534.95
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU17,747.00
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,212.21
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU15,079.16
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU331,083.46
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.96
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU161.19
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.94
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,377.67
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU409.89
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Montevideo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU3,898.92
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,700.89
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,451.63
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,597.75
|
$173.48
|
|
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