Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 5.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 81.4% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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