Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 36.3% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
$8.03
MX$134.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
$6.54
MX$109.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
$1.03
MX$17.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
$0.77
MX$12.87
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
$1.99
MX$33.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
$3.54
MX$59.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
$4.85
MX$81.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
$2.03
MX$33.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
$3.00
MX$50.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
$1.21
MX$20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
$0.64
MX$10.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
$0.68
MX$11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
$0.64
MX$10.76
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
$4.64
MX$77.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
$20.68
MX$347.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,357.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
$11.82
MX$198.43
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
$30.39
MX$510.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
$421.91
MX$7,079.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
$289.43
MX$4,856.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
$46.38
MX$778.29
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
$204.47
MX$3,431.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,514.43
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
$2.08
MX$34.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
$2.65
MX$44.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
$3.58
MX$60.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
$34.48
MX$578.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
$4.19
MX$70.32
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
$44.78
MX$751.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
$34.80
MX$583.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
$81.99
MX$1,375.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
$70.46
MX$1,182.29
|
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