Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Montevideo, Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 40.9% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 83.5% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 55.0% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 1.6% less in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 67.9% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in Montevideo

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Montevideo are more expensive than in Beirut. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

Montevideo vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,566	$14.37 UYU597.26	+43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,123	$9.64 UYU400.66	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,331	$1.93 UYU80.18	+21.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,199	$1.50 UYU62.41	+32.9%
Average			+31.1%

Beirut vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.5% more for groceries

	Beirut	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,900	$2.66 UYU110.59	+191.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,322	$6.01 UYU249.74	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,149	$4.25 UYU176.41	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,299	$4.43 UYU184.23	+63.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,529	$4.29 UYU178.33	+11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,948	$1.24 UYU51.69	+79.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,752	$1.01 UYU41.85	+81.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,773	$0.64 UYU26.59	+55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,773	$1.66 UYU68.98	+255.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,071	$0.84 UYU34.75	+113.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,279	$0.82 UYU34.10	+87.1%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 55.0% more for transportation

	Beirut	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,614	$6.92 UYU287.45	+98.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,716,746	$47.91 UYU1,990.86	-36.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,698,522	$35,934.74 UYU1,493,143.01	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,847	$30.38 UYU1,262.20	+138.2%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 1.6% less for housing

	Beirut	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,617	$43.60 UYU1,811.49	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,113,856	$578.38 UYU24,032.49	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,184,409	$419.05 UYU17,412.32	+16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,435,005	$99.70 UYU4,142.54	-38.1%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 67.9% more for childcare

	Beirut	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,374,375	$386.12 UYU16,044.01	+36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,177,205	$8,206.60 UYU340,996.64	+99.6%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,670	$3.42 UYU141.96	+13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,759	$3.79 UYU157.31	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,113	$5.03 UYU209.04	+151.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,313,693	$58.44 UYU2,428.26	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,896	$10.06 UYU418.08	+43.7%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Beirut	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,996,611	$93.83 UYU3,898.58	+20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,490	$44.64 UYU1,854.69	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,235,526	$109.94 UYU4,568.07	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,915,197	$113.02 UYU4,695.95	+2.1%
Average			+1.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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