Cost of Living Comparison Between Wells and Montevideo Cost of Living Comparison Between Wells and Montevideo

🙂 Solo nomad: Wells is 7.6% cheaper than Montevideo without rent, and 42.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Wells is 11.3% more expensive than Montevideo without rent, and 28.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wells
Montevideo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$27.40 £20.55
$15.90 UYU 611
72.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$77.4 £58.0
$54.2 UYU 2,083
42.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.59 £8.69
$12.11 UYU 466
-4.29%
Cappuccino
$4.90 £3.67
$4.28 UYU 165
14.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.36 £1.77
$2.17 UYU 83.5
8.76%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 £1.72
$1.76 UYU 67.8
30.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.37 £5.53
$4.37 UYU 168
68.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.59 £4.94
$3.64 UYU 140
81.04%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wells
Montevideo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.50 £1.13
$1.27 UYU 48.79
18.11%
White Bread (500g)
$1.34 £1.00
$2.86 UYU 110
-53.15%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.06 £1.55
$1.67 UYU 64.1
23.35%
Eggs
$4.16 £3.12
$4.70 UYU 181
-11.49%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.44 £7.08
$13.68 UYU 526
-30.99%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.92 £3.69
$10.98 UYU 422
-55.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.03 £9.03
$10.93 UYU 420
10.06%
Apples (1kg)
$2.34 £1.75
$3.05 UYU 117
-23.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.16 £0.87
$2.46 UYU 94.4
-52.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.21 £1.66
$1.55 UYU 59.5
42.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.11 £2.33
$3.59 UYU 138
-13.37%
Potato (1kg)
$0.68 £0.51
$2.08 UYU 80.0
-67.31%
Onion (1kg)
$1.16 £0.87
$1.86 UYU 71.6
-37.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.56 £0.42
$1.37 UYU 52.8
-59.12%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.36 £1.02
$1.68 UYU 64.8
-19.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.67 £13.25
$5.20 UYU 200
239.81%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.32 £6.99
$10.25 UYU 394
-9.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.64 £1.98
$2.28 UYU 87.5
15.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 £2.05
$2.90 UYU 111
-5.86%
🚌 Getting Around
Wells
Montevideo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.69 £2.76
$1.30 UYU 49.83
183.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$86.1 £64.6
$56.7 UYU 2,178
51.94%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.41 £3.31
$1.55 UYU 59.8
184.52%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.00 £0.75
$3.44 UYU 132
-70.93%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$32.41 £24.31
$12.54 UYU 482
158.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.47
$1.83 UYU 70.4
7.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.7K £28.3K
$33.6K UYU 1.3M
12.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.7K £31.3K
$36.5K UYU 1.4M
14.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wells
Montevideo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$337 £253
$171 UYU 6,576
97.07%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.47 £10.10
$16.86 UYU 648
-20.11%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.72 £30.54
$50.1 UYU 1,927
-18.79%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wells
Montevideo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.9 £40.45
$61.9 UYU 2,378
-12.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.57 UYU 675
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.69 £7.27
$10.39 UYU 399
-6.74%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wells
Montevideo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,522 £1,141
$490 UYU 18.8K
210.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.6K £14.0K
$8,759 UYU 336.7K
112.66%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wells
Montevideo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$37.32 £27.99
$93.9 UYU 3,610
-60.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.7 £40.27
$47.17 UYU 1,813
13.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$62.3 £46.71
$116 UYU 4,448
-46.17%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$104 £77.9
$123 UYU 4,741
-15.79%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wells
Montevideo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,200 £900
$616 UYU 23.7K
94.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$984 £738
$490 UYU 18.8K
100.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,000 £1,500
$1,085 UYU 41.7K
84.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,616 £1,212
$813 UYU 31.3K
98.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,976 £3,732
$3,510 UYU 134.9K
41.75%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,225 UYU 85.5K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wells
Montevideo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,167 UYU 44.9K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.62
5.68
-1.06%

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Last update for Wells: March 1, 2026

Last update for Montevideo: February 28, 2026

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