Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 37.1% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU594.43
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU432.32
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU93.38
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU70.16
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU121.83
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU256.78
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU182.66
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU190.85
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU187.94
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU45.14
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU48.98
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU30.50
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU56.77
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU35.64
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU34.04
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU312.64
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,945.42
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,727,766.03
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU934.88
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,820.86
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU25,443.34
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU19,186.06
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,553.77
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU16,301.90
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU357,930.18
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU140.50
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU174.26
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU216.16
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,570.47
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU443.12
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU4,215.08
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,838.81
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,812.60
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,970.57
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
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