Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.1 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
|
pay 57.7% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
|
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