Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 37.9% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$14.27
UYU594.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.38
UYU432.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.24
UYU93.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.68
UYU70.16
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.92
UYU121.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.16
UYU256.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.38
UYU182.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.58
UYU190.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.51
UYU187.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.08
UYU45.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.18
UYU48.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.73
UYU30.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.36
UYU56.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.86
UYU35.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.82
UYU34.04
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.50
UYU312.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.69
UYU1,945.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,727,766.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.44
UYU934.88
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$43.70
UYU1,820.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$610.68
UYU25,443.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$460.50
UYU19,186.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$109.30
UYU4,553.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$391.27
UYU16,301.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,590.90
UYU357,930.18
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.37
UYU140.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.18
UYU174.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.19
UYU216.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$61.70
UYU2,570.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.64
UYU443.12
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$101.17
UYU4,215.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$44.13
UYU1,838.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$115.51
UYU4,812.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$119.30
UYU4,970.57
|
|
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