Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 31.5% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
|
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