Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Uruguay

Punta del Este vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 21.5% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 21.6% more in Punta del Este

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Punta del Este. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Punta del Este.

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Punta del Este vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$13.09 UYU525.80	+178.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$13.71 UYU550.83	+142.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.33 UYU93.54	+153.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.05 UYU82.36	+214.2%
Average			+165.9%

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Taipei	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$2.74 UYU110.07	+35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$6.07 UYU243.75	-38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.37 UYU175.66	-62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.29 UYU172.39	+57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$5.29 UYU212.47	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.28 UYU51.49	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.27 UYU50.84	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.80 UYU32.04	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.44 UYU57.78	-28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.92 UYU37.09	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.93 UYU37.36	-10.6%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Taipei	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$8.25 UYU331.28	+109.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$49.87 UYU2,003.04	+32.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$5.27 UYU211.72	-41.1%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Taipei	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$44.58 UYU1,790.50	+62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,099.34 UYU44,157.02	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$818.34 UYU32,870.04	+69.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$87.95 UYU3,532.56	+32.7%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	Taipei	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$498.68 UYU20,030.36	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$6,649.05 UYU267K	-60.1%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.99 UYU120.18	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$4.59 UYU184.17	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.49 UYU220.33	+39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$56.54 UYU2,271.17	+37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$12.22 UYU490.74	+25.6%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 21.6% more for clothing

	Taipei	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$89.81 UYU3,607.23	+42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$37.40 UYU1,502.28	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$124.46 UYU4,999.24	+46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$118.09 UYU4,743.35	+12.4%
Average			+21.6%

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