Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 64.5% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 67.1% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
|
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