Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 4.5 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
|
pay 17.5 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
|
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