Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 38.9% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$14.27
UYU594.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$10.38
UYU432.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$2.24
UYU93.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$1.68
UYU70.16
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$2.92
UYU121.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$6.16
UYU256.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$4.38
UYU182.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$4.58
UYU190.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$4.51
UYU187.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$1.08
UYU45.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$1.18
UYU48.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$0.73
UYU30.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$1.36
UYU56.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.86
UYU35.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.82
UYU34.04
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$7.50
UYU312.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$46.69
UYU1,945.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,727,766.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$22.44
UYU934.88
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$43.70
UYU1,820.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$610.68
UYU25,443.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$460.50
UYU19,186.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$109.30
UYU4,553.77
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$391.27
UYU16,301.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$8,590.90
UYU357,930.18
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$3.37
UYU140.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$4.18
UYU174.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$5.19
UYU216.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$61.70
UYU2,570.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$10.64
UYU443.12
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$101.17
UYU4,215.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$44.13
UYU1,838.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$115.51
UYU4,812.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$119.30
UYU4,970.57
|
|
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