Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 87.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R149.39
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.78
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.56
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R59.71
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R67.73
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R35.66
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.80
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.98
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.41
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.30
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R9.00
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.97
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R89.70
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R784.74
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R145.35
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
South Africa
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 93.8% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R32.72
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R32.30
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R593.07
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R104.14
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 63.5% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
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