Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.4 times more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in George Town instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 89.8% more for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 97.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
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