Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.1 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL508
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL125
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 98.1% more for groceries
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL291
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL480
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL221
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL51
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL717
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 89.5% more for housing
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL486
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
|
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