Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 58.7% cheaper than Montevideo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.8% less in Kathmandu
- Groceries
-
pay 50.7% less in Kathmandu
- Transportation
-
pay 45.1% less in Kathmandu
- Housing
-
pay 73.0% less in Kathmandu
- Childcare
-
pay 66.9% less in Kathmandu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.1% less in Kathmandu
- Clothing
-
pay 55.6% less in Kathmandu
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kathmandu.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU597.26
|
$1.47
NPR201.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU400.66
|
$7.36
NPR1,007.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU80.18
|
$0.46
NPR62.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU62.41
|
$0.16
NPR22.15
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU110.59
|
$0.57
NPR77.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU249.74
|
$4.70
NPR643.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU176.41
|
$3.17
NPR434.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU184.23
|
$1.62
NPR222.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU178.33
|
$1.48
NPR202.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU51.69
|
$1.09
NPR148.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU41.85
|
$0.47
NPR64.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU26.59
|
$0.52
NPR71.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU68.98
|
$0.33
NPR44.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU34.75
|
$0.22
NPR29.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU34.10
|
$0.29
NPR40.12
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU287.45
|
$4.85
NPR664.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU1,990.86
|
$9.94
NPR1,362.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,493,143.01
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,540,133.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,262.20
|
$11.05
NPR1,513.38
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,811.49
|
$10.42
NPR1,428.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,032.49
|
$191.60
NPR26,250.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,412.32
|
$102.03
NPR13,977.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,142.54
|
$26.40
NPR3,616.53
|
|
pay 66.9% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,044.01
|
$91.89
NPR12,588.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU340,996.64
|
$3,479.59
NPR476,714.06
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU141.96
|
$2.58
NPR353.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU157.31
|
$1.66
NPR227.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU209.04
|
$2.95
NPR403.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,428.26
|
$22.71
NPR3,110.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU418.08
|
$3.31
NPR454.01
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU3,898.58
|
$24.02
NPR3,290.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,854.69
|
$31.19
NPR4,273.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,568.07
|
$53.29
NPR7,301.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,695.95
|
$37.76
NPR5,173.00
|
|
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