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
UYU638.55
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
|
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