Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 33.4% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 63.4% more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 71.1% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
|
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