Cost of Living Comparison Between Croydon and Montevideo Cost of Living Comparison Between Croydon and Montevideo

🙂 Solo nomad: Croydon is 2.8% cheaper than Montevideo without rent, and 83% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Croydon is 3.4% more expensive than Montevideo without rent, and 50% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Croydon
Montevideo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.43 £12.25
$15.90 UYU 612
3.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.5 £51.1
$54.2 UYU 2,087
26.38%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.14 £6.82
$12.11 UYU 467
-24.53%
Cappuccino
$4.86 £3.62
$4.28 UYU 165
13.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.41 £1.79
$2.17 UYU 83.7
11.06%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.33 £0.99
$1.76 UYU 67.9
-24.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.76 £5.04
$4.37 UYU 168
54.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.46 £4.07
$3.64 UYU 140
50.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Croydon
Montevideo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.85 £1.38
$1.27 UYU 48.89
45.67%
White Bread (500g)
$1.60 £1.20
$2.86 UYU 110
-44.06%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.62 £1.96
$1.67 UYU 64.2
56.89%
Eggs
$3.83 £2.86
$4.70 UYU 181
-18.51%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.38 £5.50
$13.68 UYU 527
-46.05%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 £5.96
$10.98 UYU 423
-27.23%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.85 £11.08
$10.93 UYU 421
35.86%
Apples (1kg)
$2.32 £1.73
$3.05 UYU 117
-23.93%
Banana (1kg)
$1.33 £0.99
$2.46 UYU 94.6
-45.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.15 £2.35
$1.55 UYU 59.6
103.23%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.84 £1.37
$3.59 UYU 138
-48.75%
Potato (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$2.08 UYU 80.1
-33.65%
Onion (1kg)
$1.19 £0.89
$1.86 UYU 71.8
-36.02%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.52 £1.13
$1.37 UYU 52.9
10.95%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 £1.11
$1.68 UYU 64.9
-11.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.26 £15.11
$5.20 UYU 200
289.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.74 £6.52
$10.25 UYU 395
-14.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.52 £1.88
$2.28 UYU 87.7
10.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.03 £2.26
$2.90 UYU 112
4.48%
🚌 Getting Around
Croydon
Montevideo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.33 £1.74
$1.30 UYU 49.93
79.23%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$120 £89.7
$56.7 UYU 2,183
112.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.90 £5.15
$1.55 UYU 59.9
345.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.12 £1.58
$3.44 UYU 132
-38.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$55.0 £41.01
$12.54 UYU 483
338.44%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.98 £1.48
$1.83 UYU 70.5
8.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.2K £28.5K
$33.6K UYU 1.3M
13.75%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.7K £30.4K
$36.5K UYU 1.4M
11.48%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Croydon
Montevideo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$362 £270
$171 UYU 6,590
111.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.61 £12.39
$16.86 UYU 649
-1.48%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$45.02 £33.59
$50.1 UYU 1,931
-10.21%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Croydon
Montevideo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.50 £26.48
$61.9 UYU 2,383
-42.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.54 £10.10
$17.57 UYU 677
-22.94%
Cinema Ticket
$11.34 £8.46
$10.39 UYU 400
9.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Croydon
Montevideo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,579 £1,178
$490 UYU 18.9K
222.45%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.4K £13.7K
$8,759 UYU 337.4K
110.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Croydon
Montevideo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$73.0 £54.4
$93.9 UYU 3,618
-22.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$49.66 £37.05
$47.17 UYU 1,817
5.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$82.0 £61.2
$116 UYU 4,457
-29.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$159 £118
$123 UYU 4,751
28.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Croydon
Montevideo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,006 £1,497
$616 UYU 23.7K
225.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 £1,233
$490 UYU 18.9K
237.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,703 £2,016
$1,085 UYU 41.8K
149.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,398 £1,789
$813 UYU 31.3K
194.83%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$8,761 £6,536
$3,510 UYU 135.2K
149.57%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,855 £5,114
$2,225 UYU 85.7K
208.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Croydon
Montevideo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,455 £3,324
$1,167 UYU 45.0K
281.69%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.08
5.68
7.04%

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Last update for Croydon: March 2, 2026

Last update for Montevideo: February 28, 2026

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