Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 29.6% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU612.65
|
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU410.99
|
$8.49
ARS8,521.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU82.25
|
$1.47
ARS1,474.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU64.02
|
$1.08
ARS1,088.57
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU113.44
|
$2.16
ARS2,163.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU256.18
|
$5.19
ARS5,212.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU180.95
|
$5.04
ARS5,059.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU188.98
|
$2.31
ARS2,315.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU182.93
|
$2.80
ARS2,813.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.02
|
$0.92
ARS927.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU42.93
|
$0.87
ARS877.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.28
|
$0.61
ARS608.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU70.76
|
$1.00
ARS1,003.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.65
|
$0.43
ARS428.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU34.98
|
$0.51
ARS507.24
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU294.86
|
$3.50
ARS3,517.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,042.17
|
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,531,628.86
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,336,839.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,294.74
|
$7.35
ARS7,377.45
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,858.18
|
$23.79
ARS23,883.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,651.93
|
$513.68
ARS515,595.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,861.13
|
$357.39
ARS358,727.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,249.31
|
$49.23
ARS49,417.43
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,457.55
|
$216.50
ARS217,308.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU349,785.84
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,493,598.29
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU145.62
|
$1.80
ARS1,806.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU161.37
|
$2.98
ARS2,995.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU214.43
|
$2.40
ARS2,408.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,490.85
|
$27.22
ARS27,320.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU428.86
|
$5.00
ARS5,018.68
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU3,999.07
|
$89.58
ARS89,909.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,902.49
|
$74.73
ARS75,008.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,685.81
|
$114.08
ARS114,503.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,816.99
|
$119.22
ARS119,663.28
|
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