Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Finland, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$14.85
UYU566.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$10.53
UYU401.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$2.29
UYU87.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.66
UYU63.49
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$2.03
UYU77.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$5.05
UYU192.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$4.04
UYU154.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$3.14
UYU119.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$4.93
UYU188.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.08
UYU41.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.39
UYU53.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.73
UYU28.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.20
UYU45.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.80
UYU30.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.81
UYU30.92
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$7.10
UYU271.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$48.05
UYU1,834.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,400,217.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
$16.61
UYU633.99
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$37.95
UYU1,448.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$510.80
UYU19,499.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$384.82
UYU14,690.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
$93.98
UYU3,587.77
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
$389.18
UYU14,856.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,065.23
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$3.62
UYU138.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$3.84
UYU146.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$4.82
UYU184.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$49.95
UYU1,906.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$9.51
UYU362.87
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$92.12
UYU3,516.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$41.63
UYU1,589.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$107.70
UYU4,111.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$109.72
UYU4,188.33
|
|
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