Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 38.5% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 69.5% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.41
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 56.3% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.28
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.87
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.15
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 44.1% more for housing
Latvia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€320.08
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.06
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.46
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.30
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.07
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.79
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
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