Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Montevideo, Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 56.0% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 69.3% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 75.2% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 6.6% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Montevideo

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Montevideo are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Montevideo. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

Montevideo vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 69.3% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,532.40	$14.37 UYU606.07	+24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	$9.64 UYU406.57	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD388.89	$1.93 UYU81.36	+94.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD233.80	$1.50 UYU63.33	+151.6%
Average			+69.3%

Yerevan vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.2% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD338.13	$2.66 UYU112.22	+208.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,580.13	$6.01 UYU253.42	+48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,443.51	$4.25 UYU179.01	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD964.28	$4.43 UYU186.95	+80.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,321.46	$4.29 UYU180.96	+27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.63	$1.24 UYU52.45	+122.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD323.09	$1.01 UYU42.47	+22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD309.50	$0.64 UYU26.98	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD394.95	$1.66 UYU70.00	+64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.43	$0.84 UYU35.26	+149.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.78	$0.82 UYU34.60	+155.5%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Yerevan	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,072.04	$6.92 UYU291.69	+30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	$47.91 UYU2,020.22	+272.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	$35,934.74 UYU1,515,166.22	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,671.95	$30.38 UYU1,280.82	+611.5%
Average			+232.8%

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pay 6.6% more for housing

	Yerevan	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,698.79	$43.60 UYU1,838.21	+96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD364,687.23	$578.38 UYU24,386.96	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD245,044.24	$419.05 UYU17,669.15	-33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,611.54	$99.70 UYU4,203.64	+1.1%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD146,547.67	$386.12 UYU16,280.66	+3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,538,995.98	$8,206.60 UYU346,026.19	-9.2%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD805.76	$3.42 UYU144.06	+66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,473.26	$3.79 UYU159.63	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	$5.03 UYU212.12	+95.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,514.59	$58.44 UYU2,464.07	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,021.60	$10.06 UYU424.25	+30.4%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,512.51	$93.83 UYU3,956.08	-15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD25,044.40	$44.64 UYU1,882.04	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,793.61	$109.94 UYU4,635.45	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,769.14	$113.02 UYU4,765.21	-5.4%
Average			-18.1%

Yerevan vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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