Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 11.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
Ireland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
|
pay 25.5% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
|
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