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Punta del Este vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 14.1% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 37.2% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 18.3% more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Punta del Este

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Punta del Este.

Punta del Este vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 42.9% more for restaurants

	Athens	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$15.04 UYU596.22	-14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.06	$11.28 UYU447.16	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.14	$2.31 UYU91.50	-6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.77 UYU70.27	+185.1%
Average			+42.9%

Athens vs. Punta del Este - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Athens	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.20	$2.46 UYU97.72	+77.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.50	$7.00 UYU277.63	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.21	$4.80 UYU190.37	-33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.05	$4.00 UYU158.50	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.18	$5.07 UYU200.88	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.89	$1.43 UYU56.81	+39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$1.18 UYU46.66	+21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$0.68 UYU26.88	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$1.65 UYU65.36	+54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$1.01 UYU39.95	+51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.94 UYU37.43	+66.9%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 37.2% more for transportation

	Athens	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.85	$7.23 UYU286.64	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.21	$50.13 UYU1,987.40	+43.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,178.46	$30,079.40 UYU1,192,439.33	+3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.09	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	+111.8%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 18.3% more for housing

	Athens	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.71	$40.73 UYU1,614.76	+18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €591.27	$1,133.57 UYU44,937.99	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €525.24	$883.51 UYU35,025.19	+45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €142.95	$74.28 UYU2,944.57	-55.2%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Athens	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €488.78	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	-15.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,987.46	$7,770.51 UYU308,046.83	-32.9%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$3.76 UYU149.05	-35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.55	$4.26 UYU168.93	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.04	$5.01 UYU198.74	-14.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.55	$79.38 UYU3,146.71	+41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.06	$10.03 UYU397.48	-4.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Athens	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.50	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.11	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.77	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.60	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	+0.4%
Average			+3.1%

Athens vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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