Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 48.2% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 89.4% more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,015.58
|
$14.27
UYU593.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,218.69
|
$10.38
UYU431.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD196.08
|
$2.24
UYU93.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD122.65
|
$1.68
UYU70.08
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD517.59
|
$2.92
UYU121.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,116.38
|
$6.16
UYU256.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,551.52
|
$4.38
UYU182.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD697.56
|
$4.58
UYU190.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD516.30
|
$4.51
UYU187.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD378.84
|
$1.08
UYU45.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD224.62
|
$1.18
UYU48.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD295.51
|
$0.73
UYU30.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD194.09
|
$1.36
UYU56.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD179.87
|
$0.86
UYU35.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD160.21
|
$0.82
UYU34.00
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD807.99
|
$7.50
UYU312.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,093.45
|
$46.69
UYU1,943.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,956,694.26
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,725,976.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,214.64
|
$22.44
UYU933.91
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,688.47
|
$43.70
UYU1,818.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD116,056.69
|
$610.68
UYU25,416.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD70,987.73
|
$460.50
UYU19,166.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD20,192.04
|
$109.30
UYU4,549.05
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD41,215.45
|
$391.27
UYU16,285.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD341,233.47
|
$8,590.90
UYU357,559.48
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD355.45
|
$3.37
UYU140.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD617.01
|
$4.18
UYU174.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,421.81
|
$5.19
UYU215.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,519.17
|
$61.70
UYU2,567.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,675.70
|
$10.64
UYU442.66
|
|
pay 89.6% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,712.61
|
$101.17
UYU4,210.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,633.56
|
$44.13
UYU1,836.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,388.96
|
$115.51
UYU4,807.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,461.50
|
$119.30
UYU4,965.42
|
|
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