Cost of living comparison

Montevideo, Uruguay

compared to

Saint Helier, Jersey

Saint Helier vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

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.

Saint Helier vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Montevideo, you would:

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pay 83.8% more for restaurants

	Montevideo	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 UYU588.05	$45.20 £33.59	+214.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 UYU394.48	$10.33 £7.68	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 UYU78.94	$2.83 £2.11	+46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 UYU61.45	$2.50 £1.86	+66.6%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Montevideo	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 UYU108.88	$2.30 £1.71	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.01 UYU245.89	$5.33 £3.96	-11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 UYU173.69	$7.84 £5.82	+84.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 UYU181.39	$5.37 £3.99	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.29 UYU175.58	$5.67 £4.22	+32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 UYU50.89	$1.89 £1.40	+51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU41.20	$1.39 £1.03	+38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 UYU26.18	$1.85 £1.37	+188.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 UYU67.92	$1.83 £1.36	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 UYU34.22	$1.57 £1.16	+87.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 UYU33.57	$1.44 £1.07	+75.8%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 25.4% more for transportation

	Montevideo	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 UYU283.02	$7.93 £5.90	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.91 UYU1,960.17	$67.16 £49.91	+40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,934.74 UYU1,470,124.01	$27,768.06 £20,636.19	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.38 UYU1,242.74	$51.51 £38.28	+69.6%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Montevideo	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.60 UYU1,783.56	$72.54 £53.91	+66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.38 UYU23,662.00	$1,808.15 £1,343.75	+212.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.05 UYU17,143.89	$1,715.90 £1,275.19	+309.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.70 UYU4,078.68	$167.51 £124.49	+68.0%
Average			+164.1%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Montevideo	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$386.12 UYU15,796.67	$2,324.77 £1,727.68	+502.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,206.60 UYU335,739.67	$20,664.60 £15,357.17	+151.8%
Average			+327.0%

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pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.42 UYU139.77	$7.75 £5.76	+126.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 UYU154.89	$4.95 £3.68	+30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.03 UYU205.82	$15.50 £11.52	+208.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 UYU2,390.82	$74.05 £55.03	+26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.06 UYU411.63	$18.08 £13.44	+79.7%
Average			+94.4%

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pay 37.8% more for clothing

	Montevideo	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.83 UYU3,838.48	$100.09 £74.39	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.64 UYU1,826.09	$69.31 £51.51	+55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.94 UYU4,497.65	$121.08 £89.98	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.02 UYU4,623.55	$202.34 £150.37	+79.0%
Average			+37.8%

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