Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$14.27
UYU594.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$10.38
UYU432.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.24
UYU93.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.68
UYU70.16
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$2.92
UYU121.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$6.16
UYU256.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$4.38
UYU182.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$4.58
UYU190.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$4.51
UYU187.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.08
UYU45.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.18
UYU48.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.73
UYU30.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$1.36
UYU56.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.86
UYU35.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.82
UYU34.04
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$7.50
UYU312.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.05
|
$46.69
UYU1,945.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,808.49
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,727,766.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.41
|
$22.44
UYU934.88
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.10
|
$43.70
UYU1,820.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.12
|
$610.68
UYU25,443.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.23
|
$460.50
UYU19,186.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.96
|
$109.30
UYU4,553.77
|
|
pay 39.1% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.27
|
$391.27
UYU16,301.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,669.40
|
$8,590.90
UYU357,930.18
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$3.37
UYU140.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$4.18
UYU174.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$5.19
UYU216.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.54
|
$61.70
UYU2,570.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$10.64
UYU443.12
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.68
|
$101.17
UYU4,215.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.95
|
$44.13
UYU1,838.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.75
|
$115.51
UYU4,812.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.82
|
$119.30
UYU4,970.57
|
|
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