Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 17.8% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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