Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 8.2% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Austria, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.18
|
$18.16
UYU705.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.53
|
$9.86
UYU383.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.76
|
$2.23
UYU86.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.09
|
$1.67
UYU64.90
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.31
|
$2.44
UYU94.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.61
|
$6.68
UYU259.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.15
|
$4.26
UYU165.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.71
|
$3.72
UYU144.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.36
|
$4.37
UYU169.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.14
UYU44.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.27
UYU49.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.73
UYU28.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$1.22
UYU47.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.86
UYU33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.84
UYU32.44
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.03
|
$7.65
UYU297.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.91
|
$48.78
UYU1,894.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,116.63
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,430,382.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.22
|
$17.59
UYU683.23
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.60
|
$40.50
UYU1,573.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€806.39
|
$631.38
UYU24,523.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€634.16
|
$468.93
UYU18,213.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€247.94
|
$102.20
UYU3,969.69
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€434.49
|
$421.70
UYU16,379.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,219.22
|
$7,669.05
UYU297,876.22
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.25
|
$3.37
UYU130.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.27
|
$3.99
UYU155.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.98
|
$5.19
UYU201.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.03
|
$53.06
UYU2,060.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.74
|
$10.53
UYU409.15
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.79
|
$95.58
UYU3,712.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.88
|
$48.77
UYU1,894.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.42
|
$133.31
UYU5,178.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.95
|
$112.14
UYU4,355.62
|
|
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