Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 85.5% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 86.7% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$14.37
UYU612.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
$9.64
UYU410.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
$1.93
UYU82.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
$1.50
UYU64.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
$2.66
UYU113.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
$6.01
UYU256.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
$4.25
UYU180.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
$4.43
UYU188.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
$4.29
UYU182.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$1.24
UYU53.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
$1.01
UYU42.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
$0.64
UYU27.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
$1.66
UYU70.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
$0.84
UYU35.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
$0.82
UYU34.98
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
$6.92
UYU294.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$47.91
UYU2,042.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,531,628.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
$30.38
UYU1,294.74
|
|
pay 92.3% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
$43.60
UYU1,858.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
$578.38
UYU24,651.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
$419.05
UYU17,861.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
$99.70
UYU4,249.31
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
$386.12
UYU16,457.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
$8,206.60
UYU349,785.84
|
|
pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
$3.42
UYU145.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
$3.79
UYU161.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
$5.03
UYU214.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
$58.44
UYU2,490.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
$10.06
UYU428.86
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
$93.83
UYU3,999.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
$44.64
UYU1,902.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
$109.94
UYU4,685.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
$113.02
UYU4,816.99
|
|
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