Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Guernsey Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 40.7% cheaper than Guernsey overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Uruguay
Housing: pay 65.9% less in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 69.9% less in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% less in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Uruguay

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Uruguay are more expensive than in Guernsey. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Uruguay.

Uruguay vs. Guernsey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3% more for restaurants

	Guernsey	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.48 £13.11	$14.77 UYU595.28	-15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 £7.17	$13.18 UYU531.47	+37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$2.28 UYU92.10	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 £1.40	$1.73 UYU69.57	-7.8%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Guernsey	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$2.54 UYU102.53	+18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$6.45 UYU259.86	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.78	$4.76 UYU192.09	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$4.37 UYU176.13	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$4.88 UYU196.91	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$1.11 UYU44.93	-48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$1.06 UYU42.63	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$0.67 UYU27.20	-77.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$1.51 UYU61.00	-4.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.81 UYU32.67	-37.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.91 UYU36.53	-17.5%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	Guernsey	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 £6.15	$7.82 UYU315.46	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$50.87 UYU2,050.63	+45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$29,807.93 UYU1M	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$13.74 UYU553.81	-46.8%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 65.9% less for housing

	Guernsey	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$39.12 UYU1,577.07	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	$658.65 UYU26,553.22	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	$494.58 UYU19,939.10	-76.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$105.91 UYU4,269.85	+2.3%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 69.9% less for childcare

	Guernsey	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$530.72 UYU21,395.78	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$7,084.27 UYU286K	-64.3%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Guernsey	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$3.88 UYU156.23	-44.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$4.38 UYU176.69	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$5.69 UYU229.52	-66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.60 £61.22	$49.86 UYU2,010.23	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$11.10 UYU447.32	-6.7%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Guernsey	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$83.65 UYU3,372.20	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$52.03 UYU2,097.62	+75.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.31 £76.01	$127.51 UYU5,140.53	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$125.09 UYU5,042.88	+40.2%
Average			+26.0%

Guernsey vs. Uruguay - Cost of clothing

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