Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 80.9% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Niger, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Niger
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA756
|
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
Niger
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,314
|
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,414
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,065
|
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,042
|
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA660
|
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA162
|
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,252,051
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,757
|
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Niger
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA347,118
|
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA228,211
|
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA155,488
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Niger
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA578,569
|
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,807,762
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
|
pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Niger
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA28,928
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
|
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