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Punta del Este vs. Limassol Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 22.4% cheaper than Limassol.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% less in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 32.3% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% less in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Punta del Este

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Punta del Este.

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Punta del Este vs. Limassol Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Limassol, you would:

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pay 3.5% less for restaurants

	Limassol	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$13.09 UYU527.73	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.22	$13.71 UYU552.87	+48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 €1.74	$2.33 UYU93.89	+19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 €1.11	$2.05 UYU82.66	+65.0%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Limassol	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 €2.22	$2.74 UYU110.47	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.69 €5.95	$6.07 UYU244.65	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.58	$4.37 UYU176.30	-40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.67 €4.15	$4.29 UYU173.02	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 €4.00	$5.29 UYU213.26	+17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.39	$1.28 UYU51.67	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$1.27 UYU51.03	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.80 UYU32.15	-39.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 €1.52	$1.44 UYU58.00	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.92 UYU37.22	-0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.93 UYU37.50	+29.2%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Limassol	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 €5.95	$8.25 UYU332.50	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.39 €44.85	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	-1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,696.28 €29,100.86	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.99 €24.92	$5.27 UYU212.50	-81.2%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Limassol	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.66 €29.07	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,658.07 €1,475.74	$1,099.34 UYU44,319.76	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,393.27 €1,240.06	$818.34 UYU32,991.18	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$182.64 €162.55	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	-51.8%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 32.3% less for childcare

	Limassol	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$687.47 €611.87	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	-27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,517.12 €9,360.61	$6,649.05 UYU268K	-36.8%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Limassol	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32 €4.73	$2.99 UYU120.63	-43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.96 €3.52	$4.59 UYU184.84	+15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$5.49 UYU221.15	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$99.66 €88.70	$56.54 UYU2,279.54	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$12.22 UYU492.55	-9.1%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Limassol	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.74 €86.99	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.71 €46.03	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.64 €97.58	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.99 €102.35	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	+2.7%
Average			-6.2%

Limassol vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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