Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.3 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
Liberia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
|
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