Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 60.2% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Praia, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 60.9% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 29.9% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
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