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Uruguay vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 15.4% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 49.2% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 2.9% more in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 58.1% less in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.4% more in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Uruguay

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

Uruguay vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.0% more for restaurants

	Guyana	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,492.06	$18.91 UYU749.83	+58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,953.77	$11.15 UYU442.15	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD245.88	$2.07 UYU82.04	+75.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.57	$1.51 UYU59.67	+135.1%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Guyana	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD435.76	$2.50 UYU98.92	+19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,447.18	$7.13 UYU282.69	+2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,720.53	$4.42 UYU175.06	-66.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD948.64	$4.13 UYU163.75	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD631.70	$4.77 UYU189.06	+57.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD722.89	$1.21 UYU47.94	-65.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD319.76	$1.08 UYU42.91	-29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.03	$0.61 UYU24.23	-63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD571.77	$1.59 UYU63.04	-42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.50	$0.90 UYU35.63	-17.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.58	$0.94 UYU37.31	-35.7%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 49.2% more for transportation

	Guyana	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD811.28	$7.29 UYU289.17	+87.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,980.94	$50.38 UYU1,997.34	+75.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,635,225.77	$35,912.71 UYU1,423,689.38	+61.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,180.30	$21.33 UYU845.39	-28.0%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 2.9% more for housing

	Guyana	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,506.51	$39.55 UYU1,567.99	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,213.29	$657.18 UYU26,052.74	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,560.62	$493.59 UYU19,567.39	+20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,160.26	$108.50 UYU4,301.40	+40.1%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 58.1% less for childcare

	Guyana	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD211,635.94	$485.40 UYU19,242.74	-52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,846,859.30	$8,353.42 UYU331,154.91	-64.0%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD423.65	$3.70 UYU146.55	+82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,216.12	$4.13 UYU163.70	-29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.22	$5.51 UYU218.61	+106.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,974.58	$53.33 UYU2,114.09	+39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,295.87	$9.86 UYU390.86	+58.7%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Guyana	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,466.64	$84.21 UYU3,338.42	+67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,965.05	$50.56 UYU2,004.52	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,901.51	$126.88 UYU5,029.90	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,169.77	$123.58 UYU4,899.10	+2.4%
Average			+13.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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