Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 22.9% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Uruguay
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.19
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.32
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.61
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.19
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.17
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.35
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.58
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.19
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.92
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.41
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Uruguay
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.59
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.10
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£60.19
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.47
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Uruguay
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£82.16
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
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