Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 98.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE433.73
|
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.39
|
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.24
|
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
|
pay 25.8% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE153.31
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE294.55
|
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE402.02
|
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE254.62
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE287.77
|
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.50
|
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.66
|
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.69
|
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE138.19
|
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.69
|
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.64
|
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE585.82
|
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
|
pay 51.4% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,272.50
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,965.95
|
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,847.85
|
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,385.90
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,617.40
|
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,686.62
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE316.82
|
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.77
|
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE472.30
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,233.76
|
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
|
pay 65.8% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,317.81
|
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
|
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