Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 58.5% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
|
pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
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