Cost of living comparison
Austria is 14.0% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Austria instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 60.6% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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