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
KMF750
|
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
|
pay 67.1% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
|
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