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Punta del Este vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 23.8% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 27.9% less in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 42.8% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% less in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Punta del Este

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Punta del Este.

Punta del Este vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Paris	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$15.04 UYU596.22	-14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.09	$11.28 UYU447.16	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.66	$2.31 UYU91.50	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.80	$1.77 UYU70.27	-45.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Paris	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.81	$2.46 UYU97.72	+17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €11.00	$7.00 UYU277.63	-45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.13	$4.80 UYU190.37	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.51	$4.00 UYU158.50	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.76	$5.07 UYU200.88	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.42	$1.43 UYU56.81	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$1.18 UYU46.66	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$0.68 UYU26.88	-53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$1.65 UYU65.36	-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.01 UYU39.95	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$0.94 UYU37.43	-35.6%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Paris	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.95	$7.23 UYU286.64	-10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.44	$50.13 UYU1,987.40	-51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,960.99	$30,079.40 UYU1,192,439.33	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.89	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	+7.2%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 27.9% less for housing

	Paris	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.41	$40.73 UYU1,614.76	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,412.01	$1,133.57 UYU44,937.99	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,033.23	$883.51 UYU35,025.19	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €173.07	$74.28 UYU2,944.57	-63.0%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

	Paris	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €688.25	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,354.85	$7,770.51 UYU308,046.83	-45.8%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.05	$3.76 UYU149.05	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.25	$4.26 UYU168.93	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.09	$5.01 UYU198.74	-67.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.18	$79.38 UYU3,146.71	+84.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.10	$10.03 UYU397.48	-38.7%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Paris	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.89	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.60	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €106.14	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.67	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	-17.2%
Average			-9.1%

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