Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 42.1% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 72.5% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$14.85
UYU566.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$10.53
UYU401.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$2.29
UYU87.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$1.66
UYU63.49
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$2.03
UYU77.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$5.05
UYU192.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$4.04
UYU154.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$3.14
UYU119.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$4.93
UYU188.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$1.08
UYU41.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$1.39
UYU53.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.73
UYU28.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$1.20
UYU45.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.80
UYU30.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.81
UYU30.92
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$7.10
UYU271.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$48.05
UYU1,834.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,400,217.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$16.61
UYU633.99
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
Senegal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$37.95
UYU1,448.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$510.80
UYU19,499.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$384.82
UYU14,690.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$93.98
UYU3,587.77
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$389.18
UYU14,856.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,065.23
|
|
pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$3.62
UYU138.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$3.84
UYU146.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$4.82
UYU184.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$49.95
UYU1,906.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$9.51
UYU362.87
|
|
pay 39.8% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$92.12
UYU3,516.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$41.63
UYU1,589.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$107.70
UYU4,111.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$109.72
UYU4,188.33
|
|
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