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Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 62.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 52.8% more in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 78.6% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 13.2% more in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 33.5% more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 40.1% more in Uruguay

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, childcare, and housing in Uruguay are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Uruguay.

Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$18.91 UYU749.83	+199.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$11.15 UYU442.15	+44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$2.07 UYU82.04	+178.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$1.51 UYU59.67	+451.8%
Average			+218.5%

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pay 52.8% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$2.50 UYU98.92	+172.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$7.13 UYU282.69	+97.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$4.42 UYU175.06	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$4.13 UYU163.75	+63.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$4.77 UYU189.06	+45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.21 UYU47.94	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$1.08 UYU42.91	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.61 UYU24.23	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$1.59 UYU63.04	+115.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.90 UYU35.63	+35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.94 UYU37.31	+45.0%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 78.6% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$7.29 UYU289.17	+213.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$50.38 UYU1,997.34	+48.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$35,912.71 UYU1,423,689.38	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$21.33 UYU845.39	+12.3%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$39.55 UYU1,567.99	-46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$657.18 UYU26,052.74	+51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$493.59 UYU19,567.39	+37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$108.50 UYU4,301.40	+11.4%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 33.5% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$485.40 UYU19,242.74	+38.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$8,353.42 UYU331,154.91	+28.8%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$3.70 UYU146.55	+95.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$4.13 UYU163.70	+18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$5.51 UYU218.61	-26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$53.33 UYU2,114.09	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$9.86 UYU390.86	-42.8%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 40.1% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$84.21 UYU3,338.42	+72.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$50.56 UYU2,004.52	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$126.88 UYU5,029.90	+43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$123.58 UYU4,899.10	+56.1%
Average			+40.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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