Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 61.0% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 67.3% more in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 56.7% more in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 84.0% more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Uruguay

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

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Uruguay vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$14.77 UYU595.28	+30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$13.18 UYU531.47	+30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$2.28 UYU92.10	+94.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$1.73 UYU69.57	+221.3%
Average			+48.6%

Georgia vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.3% more for groceries

	Georgia	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$2.54 UYU102.53	+294.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$6.45 UYU259.86	+56.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$4.76 UYU192.09	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$4.37 UYU176.13	+72.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$4.88 UYU196.91	+74.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$1.11 UYU44.93	+78.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$1.06 UYU42.63	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$0.67 UYU27.20	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$1.51 UYU61.00	+72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$0.81 UYU32.67	+116.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.91 UYU36.53	+197.6%
Average			+67.3%

Georgia vs. Uruguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Georgia	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$7.82 UYU315.46	+47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$50.87 UYU2,050.63	+338.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$29,807.93 UYU1M	+44.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$13.74 UYU553.81	+120.5%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 56.7% more for housing

	Georgia	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$39.12 UYU1,577.07	+148.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$658.65 UYU26,553.22	+47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$494.58 UYU19,939.10	+51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$105.91 UYU4,269.85	+71.5%
Average			+56.7%

Georgia vs. Uruguay - Cost of housing

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pay 84.0% more for childcare

	Georgia	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$530.72 UYU21,395.78	+115.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$7,084.27 UYU286K	+57.3%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$3.88 UYU156.23	+75.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$4.38 UYU176.69	+36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$5.69 UYU229.52	+75.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$49.86 UYU2,010.23	+3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$11.10 UYU447.32	+83.1%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Georgia	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$83.65 UYU3,372.20	+2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$52.03 UYU2,097.62	+30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$127.51 UYU5,140.53	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$125.09 UYU5,042.88	+17.3%
Average			+15.7%

Georgia vs. Uruguay - Cost of clothing

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