Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 7.0% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU586.14
|
$4.15
CN¥29.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU426.28
|
$5.54
CN¥39.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU92.08
|
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU69.18
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU120.13
|
$1.43
CN¥10.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU253.20
|
$6.83
CN¥48.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU180.11
|
$7.46
CN¥52.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU188.19
|
$1.75
CN¥12.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU185.32
|
$1.44
CN¥10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU44.51
|
$0.96
CN¥6.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU48.30
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU30.07
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU55.98
|
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU35.14
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU33.56
|
$0.49
CN¥3.45
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU308.27
|
$4.35
CN¥30.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,918.26
|
$34.62
CN¥245.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,703,646.23
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,359.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU921.83
|
$4.68
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,795.44
|
$13.59
CN¥96.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU25,088.15
|
$969.73
CN¥6,878.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU18,918.22
|
$561.86
CN¥3,985.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,490.20
|
$42.17
CN¥299.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU16,074.32
|
$836.50
CN¥5,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU352,933.44
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,158.30
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU138.54
|
$1.38
CN¥9.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU171.83
|
$3.73
CN¥26.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU213.14
|
$3.46
CN¥24.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,534.59
|
$62.16
CN¥440.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU436.94
|
$8.31
CN¥58.94
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU4,156.23
|
$65.57
CN¥465.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,813.14
|
$35.21
CN¥249.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,745.41
|
$85.31
CN¥605.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,901.18
|
$112.58
CN¥798.60
|
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