Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 9.1 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Tonga
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
|
pay 47.4 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
|
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