Cost of living comparison

South Dakota, USA

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. South Dakota Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 17.0% cheaper than South Dakota.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 42.3% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 46.9% less in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 23.9% less in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 32.4% more in Uruguay

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Uruguay are more expensive than in South Dakota. Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Uruguay.

Uruguay vs. South Dakota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of South Dakota, you would:

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pay 12.2% more for restaurants

	South Dakota	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00	$14.77 UYU595.28	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33	$13.18 UYU531.47	+27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53	$2.28 UYU92.10	-9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05	$1.73 UYU69.57	-15.7%
Average			+12.2%

South Dakota vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	South Dakota	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80	$2.54 UYU102.53	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.94	$6.45 UYU259.86	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55	$4.76 UYU192.09	+34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.65	$4.37 UYU176.13	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17	$4.88 UYU196.91	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85	$1.11 UYU44.93	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81	$1.06 UYU42.63	+30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.67 UYU27.20	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69	$1.51 UYU61.00	-10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22	$0.81 UYU32.67	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30	$0.91 UYU36.53	-30.2%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 42.3% more for transportation

	South Dakota	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.52	$7.82 UYU315.46	+122.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$50.87 UYU2,050.63	+69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,246.50	$29,807.93 UYU1M	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.02	$13.74 UYU553.81	-8.5%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 46.9% less for housing

	South Dakota	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99	$39.12 UYU1,577.07	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,145.83	$658.65 UYU26,553.22	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,105.14	$494.58 UYU19,939.10	-55.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.11	$105.91 UYU4,269.85	-37.0%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 23.9% less for childcare

	South Dakota	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$833.31	$530.72 UYU21,395.78	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,800.00	$7,084.27 UYU286K	-9.2%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	South Dakota	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$3.88 UYU156.23	-3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71	$4.38 UYU176.69	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.54	$5.69 UYU229.52	-40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.44	$49.86 UYU2,010.23	+5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.25	$11.10 UYU447.32	-9.4%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

	South Dakota	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.56	$83.65 UYU3,372.20	+79.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33	$52.03 UYU2,097.62	+20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.03	$127.51 UYU5,140.53	+40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17	$125.09 UYU5,042.88	+1.6%
Average			+32.4%

South Dakota vs. Uruguay - Cost of clothing

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