Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.4 times more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Bern instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
|
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