Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 6.1% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
$0.75
¥117
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 57.5% more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
$3.91
¥611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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