Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 1.9% more expensive than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.4% less in Montevideo
- Groceries
-
pay 7.5% more in Montevideo
- Housing
-
pay 6.5% more in Montevideo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.7% more in Montevideo
- Clothing
-
pay 4.7% less in Montevideo
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Montevideo are more expensive than in Basseterre. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Montevideo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$14.37
UYU612.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.64
UYU410.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.93
UYU82.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.50
UYU64.02
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.66
UYU113.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.01
UYU256.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.25
UYU180.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$4.43
UYU188.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.29
UYU182.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.24
UYU53.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.01
UYU42.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.64
UYU27.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.66
UYU70.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.84
UYU35.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.82
UYU34.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.92
UYU294.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.91
UYU2,042.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,934.74
UYU1,531,628.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.38
UYU1,294.74
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.60
UYU1,858.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$578.38
UYU24,651.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$419.05
UYU17,861.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$99.70
UYU4,249.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$386.12
UYU16,457.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,206.60
UYU349,785.84
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.42
UYU145.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.79
UYU161.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.03
UYU214.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.44
UYU2,490.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$10.06
UYU428.86
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$93.83
UYU3,999.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.64
UYU1,902.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$109.94
UYU4,685.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.02
UYU4,816.99
|
|
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