Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 28.2% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
|
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