Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 69.5% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 78.7% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
|
pay 75.9% more for housing
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
|
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