Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 58.9% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
|
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