Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 82.6% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Suva, you would:
pay 84.0% more for restaurants
|
Suva
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
FJD11.00
|
$14.37
UYU600.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.00
|
$9.64
UYU402.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
FJD3.13
|
$1.93
UYU80.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
FJD2.08
|
$1.50
UYU62.70
|
|
pay 48.8% more for groceries
|
Suva
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
FJD1.10
|
$2.66
UYU111.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
FJD14.37
|
$6.01
UYU250.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
FJD10.55
|
$4.25
UYU177.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
FJD6.90
|
$4.43
UYU185.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
FJD7.14
|
$4.29
UYU179.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
FJD2.94
|
$1.24
UYU51.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.34
|
$1.01
UYU42.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FJD4.07
|
$0.64
UYU26.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
FJD3.26
|
$1.66
UYU69.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.36
|
$0.84
UYU34.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
FJD1.19
|
$0.82
UYU34.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Suva
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
FJD11.16
|
$6.92
UYU288.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.34
FJD50.00
|
$47.91
UYU2,000.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,105.44
FJD45,000.00
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,500,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.00
|
$30.38
UYU1,268.00
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
|
Suva
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.92
FJD62.50
|
$43.60
UYU1,819.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.65
FJD1,666.67
|
$578.38
UYU24,142.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.75
FJD700.00
|
$419.05
UYU17,492.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.39
FJD88.15
|
$99.70
UYU4,161.56
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
|
Suva
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.74
FJD507.50
|
$386.12
UYU16,117.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,946.30
FJD24,500.00
|
$8,206.60
UYU342,562.60
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suva
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.00
|
$3.42
UYU142.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
FJD7.18
|
$3.79
UYU158.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.00
|
$5.03
UYU210.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.92
FJD64.72
|
$58.44
UYU2,439.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.00
|
$10.06
UYU420.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Suva
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.00
|
$93.83
UYU3,916.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.00
|
$44.64
UYU1,863.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
FJD146.33
|
$109.94
UYU4,589.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.48
FJD137.60
|
$113.02
UYU4,717.51
|
|
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