Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 20.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Spain, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Spain
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Spain
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Spain
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Spain
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Spain
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
|
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