Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 3.3 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
|
pay 80.6% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
|
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