Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.0 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP17,585.51
|
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP25,517.35
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,067.71
|
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,409.04
|
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,260.37
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP8,964.50
|
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP15,830.16
|
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP8,193.19
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP8,798.66
|
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,296.67
|
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,760.17
|
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,172.34
|
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,051.04
|
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,058.06
|
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP1,871.69
|
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP12,702.96
|
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP133,426.30
|
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP73,336,549.41
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP60,314.27
|
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
|
pay 86.0% more for housing
Colombia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP92,641.43
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,073,106.45
|
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP839,016.38
|
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP276,069.19
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
|
pay 98.2% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP703,643.24
|
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP17,361,306.26
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,428.02
|
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP5,720.22
|
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP8,768.13
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP89,669.70
|
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP15,238.29
|
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP210,417.68
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP148,182.07
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP306,606.12
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP269,705.35
|
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
|
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