Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 13.8% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 15.9% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 1.6% less in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 11.4% less in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% more in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Uruguay

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Uruguay are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Uruguay.

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Uruguay vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 66.9% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$14.77 UYU595.28	+108.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$13.18 UYU531.47	+32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$2.28 UYU92.10	+52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$1.73 UYU69.57	+50.6%
Average			+66.9%

Colombia vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Colombia	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$2.54 UYU102.53	+22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$6.45 UYU259.86	+63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$4.76 UYU192.09	-14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$4.37 UYU176.13	+42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$4.88 UYU196.91	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$1.11 UYU44.93	-30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$1.06 UYU42.63	+68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$0.67 UYU27.20	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$1.51 UYU61.00	+72.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$0.81 UYU32.67	+18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$0.91 UYU36.53	+40.5%
Average			+20.3%

Colombia vs. Uruguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.9% more for transportation

	Colombia	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$7.82 UYU315.46	+60.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$50.87 UYU2,050.63	-11.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$29,807.93 UYU1M	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$13.74 UYU553.81	-34.7%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 1.6% less for housing

	Colombia	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$39.12 UYU1,577.07	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$658.65 UYU26,553.22	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$494.58 UYU19,939.10	+2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$105.91 UYU4,269.85	+4.4%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 11.4% less for childcare

	Colombia	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$530.72 UYU21,395.78	-11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$7,084.27 UYU286K	-11.5%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$3.88 UYU156.23	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$4.38 UYU176.69	+61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$5.69 UYU229.52	+41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$49.86 UYU2,010.23	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$11.10 UYU447.32	+66.7%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Colombia	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$83.65 UYU3,372.20	+0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$52.03 UYU2,097.62	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$127.51 UYU5,140.53	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$125.09 UYU5,042.88	+8.7%
Average			+0.2%

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