Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 20.1% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU594.43
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU432.32
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU93.38
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU70.16
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU121.83
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU256.78
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU182.66
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU190.85
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU187.94
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU45.14
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU48.98
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU30.50
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU56.77
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU35.64
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU34.04
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU312.64
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,945.42
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,727,766.03
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU934.88
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,820.86
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU25,443.34
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU19,186.06
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,553.77
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU16,301.90
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU357,930.18
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU140.50
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU174.26
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU216.16
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,570.47
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU443.12
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU4,215.08
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,838.81
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,812.60
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,970.57
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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