Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 88.6% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
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