Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 18.3% more expensive than Riga.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.7% more in Montevideo
- Groceries
-
pay 37.6% more in Montevideo
- Transportation
-
pay 62.3% more in Montevideo
- Housing
-
pay 27.3% more in Montevideo
- Childcare
-
pay 33.7% less in Montevideo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.2% less in Montevideo
- Clothing
-
pay 7.2% more in Montevideo
The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Montevideo are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Montevideo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Riga, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.85
|
$14.37
UYU606.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.66
|
$9.64
UYU406.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.32
|
$1.93
UYU81.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.50
UYU63.33
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$2.66
UYU112.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.27
|
$6.01
UYU253.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$4.25
UYU179.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.63
|
$4.43
UYU186.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.93
|
$4.29
UYU180.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.24
UYU52.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$1.01
UYU42.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.64
UYU26.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.40
|
$1.66
UYU70.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.84
UYU35.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.82
UYU34.60
|
|
pay 62.3% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.22
|
$6.92
UYU291.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€29.56
|
$47.91
UYU2,020.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€25,770.41
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,515,166.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.35
|
$30.38
UYU1,280.82
|
|
pay 27.3% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.25
|
$43.60
UYU1,838.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€493.25
|
$578.38
UYU24,386.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€338.12
|
$419.05
UYU17,669.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€224.89
|
$99.70
UYU4,203.64
|
|
pay 33.7% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€494.71
|
$386.12
UYU16,280.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,401.94
|
$8,206.60
UYU346,026.19
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.43
|
$3.42
UYU144.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.12
|
$3.79
UYU159.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.83
|
$5.03
UYU212.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€42.31
|
$58.44
UYU2,464.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.85
|
$10.06
UYU424.25
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€75.25
|
$93.83
UYU3,956.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€40.25
|
$44.64
UYU1,882.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€84.95
|
$109.94
UYU4,635.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€111.28
|
$113.02
UYU4,765.21
|
|
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