Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 1.7% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
|
pay 42.4% more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
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