Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 87.9% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,096
|
$14.85
$566.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,544
|
$10.53
$401.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,215
|
$2.29
$87.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K708
|
$1.66
$63.38
|
|
pay 57.8% more for groceries
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,871
|
$2.03
$77.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,109
|
$5.05
$192.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,435
|
$4.04
$154.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,371
|
$3.14
$119.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,602
|
$4.93
$187.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,789
|
$1.08
$41.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K711
|
$1.39
$52.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,041
|
$0.73
$27.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,499
|
$1.20
$45.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,182
|
$0.80
$30.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,517
|
$0.81
$30.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,718
|
$7.10
$270.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,850
|
$48.05
$1,830.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,493,046
|
$36,679.53
$1,397,823.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,802
|
$16.61
$632.91
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K148,914
|
$37.95
$1,446.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,259,903
|
$510.80
$19,466.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K671,014
|
$384.82
$14,665.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,295
|
$93.98
$3,581.63
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,008,742
|
$389.18
$14,831.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,418,865
|
$6,681.58
$254,629.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,288
|
$3.62
$137.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,318
|
$3.84
$146.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K2,995
|
$4.82
$183.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K72,847
|
$49.95
$1,903.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,202
|
$9.51
$362.25
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,189
|
$92.12
$3,510.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,524
|
$41.63
$1,586.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,146
|
$107.70
$4,104.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,385
|
$109.72
$4,181.16
|
|
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