Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 20.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
|
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