Cost of living comparison
Romania is 33.9% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Romania instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 35.7% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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