Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 35.1% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
€7.25
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.33
|
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.17
€2.94
|
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€6.09
|
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.03
€24.15
|
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.83
€23,724.27
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.02
€11.15
|
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
|
pay 17.2% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.97
€18.53
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$574.42
€532.92
|
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.28
€444.65
|
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.37
€162.70
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
|
pay 8.1% more for childcare
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.22
€349.04
|
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,374.05
€6,841.27
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
€2.16
|
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
€4.77
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
€37.39
|
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
€7.68
|
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
|
pay 44.3% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.69
€60.95
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€33.68
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.32
€74.52
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.31
€79.14
|
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Uruguay or Slovakia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.