Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 17.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 95.0% more in Montevideo
- Groceries
-
pay 6.0% less in Montevideo
- Transportation
-
pay 28.1% more in Montevideo
- Housing
-
pay 16.3% less in Montevideo
- Childcare
-
pay 35.5% less in Montevideo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6% more in Montevideo
- Clothing
-
pay 52.3% more in Montevideo
The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Montevideo are more expensive than in Tokyo. Expenses including childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Montevideo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Montevideo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 95.0% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,024
|
$14.37
UYU631.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥819
|
$9.64
UYU423.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥176
|
$1.93
UYU84.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$1.50
UYU65.97
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥257
|
$2.66
UYU116.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,102
|
$6.01
UYU263.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥926
|
$4.25
UYU186.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥328
|
$4.43
UYU194.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥513
|
$4.29
UYU188.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥374
|
$1.24
UYU54.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥167
|
$1.01
UYU44.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥416
|
$0.64
UYU28.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥380
|
$1.66
UYU72.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥203
|
$0.84
UYU36.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥199
|
$0.82
UYU36.05
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥695
|
$6.92
UYU303.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,215
|
$47.91
UYU2,104.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,421,783
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,578,367.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,382
|
$30.38
UYU1,334.25
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥5,008
|
$43.60
UYU1,914.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥176,102
|
$578.38
UYU25,404.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,642
|
$419.05
UYU18,406.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥21,069
|
$99.70
UYU4,378.98
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,831
|
$386.12
UYU16,959.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,280,421
|
$8,206.60
UYU360,459.71
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥512
|
$3.42
UYU150.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥535
|
$3.79
UYU166.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥614
|
$5.03
UYU220.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,557
|
$58.44
UYU2,566.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,945
|
$10.06
UYU441.94
|
|
pay 52.3% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,268
|
$93.83
UYU4,121.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,796
|
$44.64
UYU1,960.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,968
|
$109.94
UYU4,828.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥13,030
|
$113.02
UYU4,963.98
|
|
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