Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 9.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.76
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.72
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.39
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.38
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.29
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.89
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.35
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.16
|
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.13
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€900.16
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€252.68
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€294.33
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.32
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.10
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€132.60
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
|
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