Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.1 times more expensive than Montevideo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 83.8% more in Saint Helier
- Groceries
-
pay 51.3% more in Saint Helier
- Transportation
-
pay 25.4% more in Saint Helier
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Saint Helier
- Childcare
-
pay 4.3 times more in Saint Helier
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 94.4% more in Saint Helier
- Clothing
-
pay 37.8% more in Saint Helier
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Montevideo. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU597.26
|
$45.20
£33.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU400.66
|
$10.33
£7.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU80.18
|
$2.83
£2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU62.41
|
$2.50
£1.86
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU110.59
|
$2.30
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU249.74
|
$5.33
£3.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU176.41
|
$7.84
£5.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU184.23
|
$5.37
£3.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU178.33
|
$5.67
£4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU51.69
|
$1.89
£1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU41.85
|
$1.39
£1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU26.59
|
$1.85
£1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU68.98
|
$1.83
£1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU34.75
|
$1.57
£1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU34.10
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU287.45
|
$7.93
£5.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU1,990.86
|
$67.16
£49.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,493,143.01
|
$27,768.06
£20,629.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,262.20
|
$51.51
£38.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,811.49
|
$72.54
£53.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,032.49
|
$1,808.15
£1,343.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,412.32
|
$1,715.90
£1,274.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,142.54
|
$167.51
£124.45
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,044.01
|
$2,324.77
£1,727.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU340,996.64
|
$20,664.60
£15,352.39
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU141.96
|
$7.75
£5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU157.31
|
$4.95
£3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU209.04
|
$15.50
£11.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,428.26
|
$74.05
£55.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU418.08
|
$18.08
£13.43
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Montevideo
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU3,898.58
|
$100.09
£74.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,854.69
|
$69.31
£51.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,568.07
|
$121.08
£89.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,695.95
|
$202.34
£150.33
|
|
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