Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 58.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
$2.71
COP10,526.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
$5.26
COP20,434.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
$0.60
COP2,338.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
$0.46
COP1,782.51
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
$0.87
COP3,391.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
$1.61
COP6,256.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
$3.28
COP12,731.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
$1.65
COP6,414.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
$1.55
COP6,043.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
$0.83
COP3,230.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
$0.29
COP1,141.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
$0.37
COP1,428.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
$0.40
COP1,540.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
$0.30
COP1,180.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
$0.33
COP1,299.34
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
$2.04
COP7,911.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
$23.61
COP91,778.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
$14,617.95
COP56,814,689.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
$11.28
COP43,840.59
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
$21.37
COP83,073.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
$208.57
COP810,632.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
$176.18
COP684,759.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
$46.64
COP181,272.23
|
|
pay 64.1% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
$104.33
COP405,511.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
$3,004.13
COP11,675,955.91
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
$0.90
COP3,481.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
$1.21
COP4,685.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
$1.90
COP7,373.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
$18.34
COP71,284.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
$2.91
COP11,322.62
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
$40.50
COP157,399.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
$27.32
COP106,199.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
$60.30
COP234,350.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
$45.16
COP175,513.84
|
|
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