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Uruguay vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 11.1% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 50.4% more in Uruguay
Groceries
pay 30.8% more in Uruguay
Transportation
pay 26.3% more in Uruguay
Housing
pay 14.1% less in Uruguay
Childcare
pay 3.5% more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.2% more in Uruguay
Clothing
pay 21.9% more in Uruguay

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Uruguay are more expensive than in Czech Republic.

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Uruguay vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Czech Republic, you would:

pay 50.4% more for restaurants

 
Czech Republic
Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.97
CZK194.19
$14.77
UYU595.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.74
CZK189.25
$13.18
UYU531.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
CZK38.15
$2.28
UYU92.10
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pay 30.8% more for groceries

 
Czech Republic
Uruguay
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.41
CZK30.60
$2.54
UYU102.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.96
CZK129.01
$6.45
UYU259.86
Milk (1 gallon) $4.08
CZK88.28
$4.76
UYU192.09
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pay 26.3% more for transportation

 
Czech Republic
Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.85
CZK148.26
$7.82
UYU315.46
Monthly public transit pass $24.32
CZK526.34
$50.87
UYU2,050.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,756.53
CZK644K
$29,807.93
UYU1M
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pay 14.1% less for housing

 
Czech Republic
Uruguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $18.95
CZK410.18
$39.12
UYU1,577.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $691.41
CZK14,965.88
$658.65
UYU26,553.22
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $577.26
CZK12,494.98
$494.58
UYU19,939.10
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pay 3.5% more for childcare

 
Czech Republic
Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $414.07
CZK8,962.72
$530.72
UYU21,395.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,470.92
CZK183K
$7,084.27
UYU286K
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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Czech Republic
Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.34
CZK50.68
$3.88
UYU156.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.98
CZK64.46
$4.38
UYU176.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.20
CZK155.88
$5.69
UYU229.52
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pay 21.9% more for clothing

 
Czech Republic
Uruguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $76.46
CZK1,654.95
$83.65
UYU3,372.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.88
CZK776.66
$52.03
UYU2,097.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $93.11
CZK2,015.41
$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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