Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 38.3% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.80
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.08
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.42
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.19
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.62
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€19,001.91
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.67
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.34
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€491.72
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€402.53
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€143.97
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€343.59
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,100.09
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.89
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.63
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.95
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.59
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.96
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€82.03
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
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