Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.1 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
|
pay 89.9% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
|
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