Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 7.7 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 11.3 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 15.5 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
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