A wide range of fresh food and general household items, both local and imported, are normally in supply. Domestic help is available. All types of housing, for purchase or leasing, are available in Montevideo and its various residential suburbs. Travel is possible by bus or car. Distances a re usually short, and traveling to work by bus generally takes no more than half an hour, even in Montevideo.
Buses are generally safe, but overcrowded in the rush hours.
Expatriates generally find food and semidurables to be relatively inexpensive. However, durable goods, especially cars, are expensive.