Cost of living comparison

Uruguay

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Spain

Estepona vs. Maldonado Cost of Living Summary

Estepona is 31.8% more expensive than Maldonado.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% more in Estepona
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Estepona
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Estepona
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Estepona
Childcare: pay 15.3% more in Estepona
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Estepona
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Estepona

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

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Estepona vs. Maldonado Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Estepona instead of Maldonado, you would:

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pay 0.3% more for restaurants

	Maldonado	Estepona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 UYU604.72	$19.60 €17.44	+30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.71 UYU552.87	$10.08 €8.97	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.68 UYU108.11	$2.43 €2.16	-9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 UYU82.66	$2.05 €1.83	+0.1%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Maldonado	Estepona
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 UYU110.47	$1.63 €1.45	-40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.03 UYU283.55	$6.72 €5.98	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 UYU176.18	$4.58 €4.07	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 UYU164.85	$3.42 €3.04	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.29 UYU213.26	$3.77 €3.36	-28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 UYU51.67	$1.65 €1.47	+28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 UYU39.78	$0.92 €0.82	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UYU32.15	$1.02 €0.90	+27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 UYU58.00	$1.40 €1.24	-2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 UYU37.22	$1.02 €0.90	+10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 UYU37.50	$1.02 €0.90	+9.2%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Maldonado	Estepona
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.25 UYU332.50	$6.80 €6.05	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,990.00 UYU1M	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.89 UYU277.84	$10.30 €9.17	+49.5%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Maldonado	Estepona
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	$30.76 €27.38	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$423.88 UYU17,088.55	$1,213.05 €1,079.66	+186.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.91 UYU12,816.42	$877.13 €780.67	+175.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	$90.29 €80.36	+2.7%
Average			+125.2%

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pay 15.3% more for childcare

	Maldonado	Estepona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	$551.47 €490.83	+10.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,649.05 UYU268K	$7,998.83 €7,119.25	+20.3%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldonado	Estepona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 UYU120.63	$4.48 €3.99	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.66 UYU187.82	$2.69 €2.39	-42.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.49 UYU221.15	$6.72 €5.98	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 UYU1,943.40	$44.79 €39.86	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.22 UYU492.55	$11.20 €9.97	-8.4%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Maldonado	Estepona
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	$57.85 €51.49	-35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	$41.99 €37.37	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	$95.29 €84.82	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	$97.98 €87.20	-17.0%
Average			-17.7%

Maldonado vs. Estepona - Cost of clothing

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