Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.2 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.85
|
$14.85
$573.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.43
|
$2.29
$88.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.41
|
$1.66
$64.17
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱184.18
|
$5.05
$194.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱382.42
|
$4.04
$156.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱108.19
|
$4.93
$190.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.93
|
$1.08
$41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.31
|
$1.39
$53.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.07
|
$0.73
$28.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.84
|
$1.20
$46.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.64
|
$0.80
$30.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.91
|
$0.81
$31.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱278.21
|
$7.10
$274.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱684.33
|
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱218.28
|
$16.61
$640.82
|
|
pay 56.1% more for housing
Philippines
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
|
pay 69.6% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
|
pay 91.4% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.56
|
$3.62
$139.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱133.28
|
$3.84
$147.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱287.12
|
$9.51
$366.78
|
|
pay 91.7% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
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