Cost of living comparison

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Uruguay vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 89.9% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 89.1% more in Uruguay
Groceries
pay 17.2% more in Uruguay
Transportation
pay 27.3% more in Uruguay
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Uruguay
Childcare
pay 20.8 times more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports
pay 56.6% more in Uruguay

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Uruguay are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Uruguay.

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Uruguay vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 89.1% more for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,999
$14.77
UYU593.57
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.54
FCFA4,999
$13.18
UYU529.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA500
$2.28
UYU91.83
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pay 17.2% more for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Uruguay
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $2.54
UYU102.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,973
$6.45
UYU259.11
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,056
$4.76
UYU191.53
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pay 27.3% more for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.82
UYU314.55
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,461
$50.87
UYU2,044.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
$29,807.93
UYU1M
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Uruguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $39.12
UYU1,572.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $658.65
UYU26,476.99
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.95
FCFA131K
$494.58
UYU19,881.86
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pay 20.8 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $530.72
UYU21,334.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA200K
$7,084.27
UYU285K
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pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA1,000
$3.88
UYU155.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,749
$4.38
UYU176.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
FCFA2,648
$5.69
UYU228.86
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Uruguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $83.65
UYU3,362.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $52.03
UYU2,091.59
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $127.51
UYU5,125.77
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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 November 2026). How we calculate this

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