Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 4.0 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
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