Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 27.3% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.98
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.13
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.93
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.37
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.56
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€27,033.48
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.93
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.85
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€662.27
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€516.93
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.89
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€331.24
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,470.51
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.95
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.21
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.72
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.02
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.54
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.22
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.75
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.93
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
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