Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 9.7% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 38.8% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 29.1% less in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 66.8% more in Uruguay

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Uruguay are more expensive than in Maldives. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Uruguay. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Uruguay.

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Uruguay vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Maldives, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Maldives	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$14.77 UYU593.57	+146.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$13.18 UYU529.95	+37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$2.28 UYU91.83	+40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.73 UYU69.37	+481.0%
Average			+106.9%

Maldives vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Maldives	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$2.54 UYU102.23	+53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$6.45 UYU259.11	+85.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$4.76 UYU191.53	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$4.37 UYU175.63	+133.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$4.88 UYU196.34	+76.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.11 UYU44.80	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.06 UYU42.50	-23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$0.67 UYU27.12	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$1.51 UYU60.83	+24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.81 UYU32.58	+7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.91 UYU36.42	+31.7%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 38.8% more for transportation

	Maldives	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$7.82 UYU314.55	+105.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$50.87 UYU2,044.74	+65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$29,807.93 UYU1M	-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$13.74 UYU552.22	-21.6%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Maldives	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$39.12 UYU1,572.54	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$658.65 UYU26,476.99	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$494.58 UYU19,881.86	-33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$105.91 UYU4,257.59	+24.3%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$530.72 UYU21,334.36	+187.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$7,084.27 UYU285K	+135.8%
Average			+160.2%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$3.88 UYU155.78	-20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$4.38 UYU176.18	+23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$5.69 UYU228.86	-59.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$49.86 UYU2,004.46	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$11.10 UYU446.03	+14.0%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 66.8% more for clothing

	Maldives	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$83.65 UYU3,362.52	+111.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$52.03 UYU2,091.59	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$127.51 UYU5,125.77	+46.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$125.09 UYU5,028.40	+138.2%
Average			+66.8%

Maldives vs. Uruguay - Cost of clothing

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