Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 53.0% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
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