Cost of living comparison
Prague is 6.7% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Prague instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
|
pay 64.0% more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
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