Cost of living comparison

Montevideo, Uruguay

compared to

Victoria, Seychelles

Victoria vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 27.1% more expensive than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 8.4% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.9% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Victoria

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Victoria are more expensive than in Montevideo. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Victoria. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Montevideo, you would:

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

	Montevideo	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 UYU605.56	$16.76 SCR240.35	+16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 UYU406.23	$9.71 SCR139.28	+0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 UYU81.29	$2.75 SCR39.51	+42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 UYU63.28	$2.71 SCR38.89	+80.6%
Average			+35.2%

Montevideo vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Montevideo	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 UYU112.12	$2.29 SCR32.87	-13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.01 UYU253.21	$18.13 SCR259.93	+201.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 UYU178.86	$7.52 SCR107.83	+77.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 UYU186.79	$3.58 SCR51.27	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.29 UYU180.81	$3.00 SCR43.00	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 UYU52.41	$0.97 SCR13.93	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU42.43	$1.10 SCR15.75	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 UYU26.96	$0.97 SCR13.93	+51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 UYU69.94	$3.27 SCR46.84	+96.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 UYU35.23	$0.82 SCR11.79	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 UYU34.57	$0.73 SCR10.47	-11.0%
Average			+30.7%

Montevideo vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 UYU291.45	$5.82 SCR83.42	-15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.91 UYU2,018.52	$26.82 SCR384.55	-44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,934.74 UYU1,513,889.42	$26,617.26 SCR381,710.27	-25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.38 UYU1,279.74	$46.18 SCR662.28	+52.0%
Average			-8.4%

Montevideo vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Montevideo	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.60 UYU1,836.66	$163.87 SCR2,350.04	+275.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.38 UYU24,366.41	$979.92 SCR14,052.71	+69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.05 UYU17,654.26	$794.53 SCR11,394.15	+89.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.70 UYU4,200.10	$73.52 SCR1,054.26	-26.3%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Montevideo	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$386.12 UYU16,266.94	$167.60 SCR2,403.45	-56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,206.60 UYU345,734.60	$8,868.55 SCR127,181.29	+8.1%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.42 UYU143.93	$4.07 SCR58.31	+19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 UYU159.50	$5.16 SCR74.03	+36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.03 UYU211.94	$22.89 SCR328.21	+354.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 UYU2,462.00	$95.81 SCR1,373.96	+63.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.06 UYU423.89	$5.59 SCR80.12	-44.5%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.83 UYU3,952.75	$68.58 SCR983.53	-26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.64 UYU1,880.46	$29.30 SCR420.16	-34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.94 UYU4,631.54	$73.44 SCR1,053.20	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.02 UYU4,761.20	$76.39 SCR1,095.54	-32.4%
Average			-31.7%

Montevideo vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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