Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 16.6% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
New Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.09
|
$14.85
$566.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
|
$10.53
$401.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.29
$87.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.66
$63.38
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
New Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
|
$2.03
$77.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
|
$5.05
$192.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
|
$4.04
$154.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
|
$3.14
$119.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
|
$4.93
$187.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.08
$41.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$1.39
$52.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.73
$27.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.20
$45.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.80
$30.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.81
$30.87
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
New Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
|
$7.10
$270.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.25
|
$48.05
$1,830.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,515.33
|
$36,679.53
$1,397,823.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
|
$16.61
$632.91
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
New Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.73
|
$37.95
$1,446.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,948.09
|
$510.80
$19,466.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,569.25
|
$384.82
$14,665.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.96
|
$93.98
$3,581.63
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
New Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,526.32
|
$389.18
$14,831.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,377.37
|
$6,681.58
$254,629.00
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
New Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
|
$3.62
$137.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
|
$3.84
$146.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.91
|
$4.82
$183.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.01
|
$49.95
$1,903.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$9.51
$362.25
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
New Jersey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.90
|
$92.12
$3,510.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.40
|
$41.63
$1,586.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.98
|
$107.70
$4,104.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.77
|
$109.72
$4,181.16
|
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