Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 3.4% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.18
|
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.06
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
South Carolina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.83
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
|
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
|
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
South Carolina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,663.18
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
|
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
South Carolina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.55
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,496.22
|
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,091.77
|
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.97
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
South Carolina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$885.76
|
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,849.60
|
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
|
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.35
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.74
|
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
|
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
|
pay 46.1% more for clothing
South Carolina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.35
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.42
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.39
|
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
|
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