Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 20.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,042
|
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,225
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF739
|
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF889
|
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF313
|
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,342
|
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,964,126
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,600
|
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,616
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,806
|
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,533
|
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,843
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,042
|
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF919
|
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF577
|
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,991
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,488
|
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,302
|
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,721
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,487
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,444
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,826
|
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
|
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