Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.1 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
|
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