Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 82.8% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.38
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.65
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.45
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 65.6% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.99
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.58
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.36
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 85.9% more for housing
Brazil
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$931.88
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 34.9% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.40
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.66
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.09
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
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