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Uruguay vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 17.2% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 34.9% more in Uruguay
Groceries
pay 15.0% less in Uruguay
Transportation
pay 75.3% more in Uruguay
Housing
pay 21.8% more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.6% less in Uruguay

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and housing in Uruguay are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Uruguay. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Uruguay.

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Uruguay vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Cook Islands, you would:

pay 34.9% more for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.01
NZ$24.77
$14.77
UYU595.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.60
NZ$9.91
$13.18
UYU531.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
NZ$3.96
$2.28
UYU92.10
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pay 15.0% less for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Uruguay
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.80
NZ$4.95
$2.54
UYU102.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
NZ$6.44
$6.45
UYU259.86
Milk (1 gallon) $10.60
NZ$18.75
$4.76
UYU192.09
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pay 75.3% more for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
NZ$11.29
$7.82
UYU315.46
Monthly public transit pass ?? $50.87
UYU2,050.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
$29,807.93
UYU1M
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pay 21.8% more for housing

 
Cook Islands
Uruguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $102.89
NZ$181.95
$39.12
UYU1,577.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.16
NZ$792.51
$658.65
UYU26,553.22
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $448.16
NZ$792.51
$494.58
UYU19,939.10
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $530.72
UYU21,395.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,084.27
UYU286K
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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.04
NZ$8.92
$3.88
UYU156.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
NZ$5.94
$4.38
UYU176.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.20
NZ$19.81
$5.69
UYU229.52
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Uruguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $83.65
UYU3,372.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $52.03
UYU2,097.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $127.51
UYU5,140.53
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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