Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 98.1% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Jordan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Jordan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Jordan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Jordan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
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