Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 22.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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