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Punta del Este vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 30.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% less in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 26.1% less in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 50.3% less in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 76.7% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in Punta del Este

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

Punta del Este vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% less for restaurants

	London	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$15.04 UYU596.22	-43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$11.28 UYU447.16	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$2.31 UYU91.50	-26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$1.77 UYU70.27	-8.0%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	London	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$2.46 UYU97.72	+14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$7.00 UYU277.63	+26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$4.80 UYU190.37	-27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$4.00 UYU158.50	-20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$5.07 UYU200.88	+28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.43 UYU56.81	-6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.18 UYU46.66	+41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$0.68 UYU26.88	-52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$1.65 UYU65.36	+0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.01 UYU39.95	+33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.94 UYU37.43	+13.5%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 26.1% less for transportation

	London	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$7.23 UYU286.64	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	$50.13 UYU1,987.40	-79.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$30,079.40 UYU1,192,439.33	-20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	-6.5%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 50.3% less for housing

	London	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$40.73 UYU1,614.76	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$1,133.57 UYU44,937.99	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$883.51 UYU35,025.19	-62.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$74.28 UYU2,944.57	-71.0%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 76.7% less for childcare

	London	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$7,770.51 UYU308,046.83	-72.7%
Average			-76.7%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$3.76 UYU149.05	-56.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$4.26 UYU168.93	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$5.01 UYU198.74	-77.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$79.38 UYU3,146.71	+22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$10.03 UYU397.48	-50.0%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	London	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	-14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	-21.4%
Average			-12.2%

London vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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