Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 16.7% more expensive than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.1% more in Montevideo
- Groceries
-
pay 27.1% more in Montevideo
- Transportation
-
pay 1.1% more in Montevideo
- Housing
-
pay 34.6% less in Montevideo
- Childcare
-
pay 11.2% less in Montevideo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.9% more in Montevideo
- Clothing
-
pay 48.3% more in Montevideo
The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Montevideo are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Montevideo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Dili, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$14.37
UYU601.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.64
UYU403.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.93
UYU80.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.50
UYU62.87
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
|
Dili
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$2.66
UYU111.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$6.01
UYU251.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$4.25
UYU177.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$4.43
UYU185.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$4.29
UYU179.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.24
UYU52.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.01
UYU42.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.64
UYU26.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.66
UYU69.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.84
UYU35.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.82
UYU34.35
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
Dili
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$6.92
UYU289.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.91
UYU2,005.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,934.74
UYU1,504,073.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$30.38
UYU1,271.44
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$43.60
UYU1,824.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$578.38
UYU24,208.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$419.05
UYU17,539.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$99.70
UYU4,172.87
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Dili
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$386.12
UYU16,161.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$8,206.60
UYU343,493.00
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$3.42
UYU143.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$3.79
UYU158.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$5.03
UYU210.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$58.44
UYU2,446.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$10.06
UYU421.14
|
|
pay 48.3% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$93.83
UYU3,927.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$44.64
UYU1,868.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$109.94
UYU4,601.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$113.02
UYU4,730.33
|
|
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