Cost of living comparison
Canada is 28.5% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Canada instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
|
pay 86.1% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
|
pay 95.5% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
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