Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 6.5% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.76
|
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.81
|
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.18
|
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.87
|
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.42
|
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.72
|
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€37.61
|
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€26,426.90
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.90
|
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€31.79
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€894.13
|
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€734.28
|
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€182.58
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€460.69
|
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.20
|
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€43.79
|
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€84.20
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€40.35
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€97.97
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€120.62
|
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
|
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