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Punta del Este vs. Tallinn Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 6.8% more expensive than Tallinn.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 41.1% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 12.2% more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 29.5% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in Punta del Este

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

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Punta del Este vs. Tallinn Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Tallinn	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$13.09 UYU527.73	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$13.71 UYU552.87	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$2.33 UYU93.89	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €2.00	$2.05 UYU82.66	-8.7%
Average			-6.0%

Tallinn vs. Punta del Este - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.1% more for groceries

	Tallinn	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.74 UYU110.47	+91.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$6.07 UYU244.65	+7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 €3.72	$4.37 UYU176.30	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 €2.91	$4.29 UYU173.02	+31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$5.29 UYU213.26	+27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$1.28 UYU51.67	+24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$1.27 UYU51.03	+96.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$0.80 UYU32.15	-33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.44 UYU58.00	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$0.92 UYU37.22	+168.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.93 UYU37.50	+160.5%
Average			+41.1%

Tallinn vs. Punta del Este - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Tallinn	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.59	$8.25 UYU332.50	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	+48.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 €13.85	$5.27 UYU212.50	-66.1%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 12.2% more for housing

	Tallinn	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 €28.93	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$806.58 €717.89	$1,099.34 UYU44,319.76	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$579.28 €515.58	$818.34 UYU32,991.18	+41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.88 €231.30	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	-66.2%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

	Tallinn	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.76 €588.99	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	-24.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	$6,649.05 UYU268K	-34.0%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tallinn	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$2.99 UYU120.63	-55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.36 €3.88	$4.59 UYU184.84	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 €6.18	$5.49 UYU221.15	-21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 €43.27	$56.54 UYU2,279.54	+16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$12.22 UYU492.55	-9.1%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	Tallinn	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.46 €91.19	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	-12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.10 €106.00	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	-12.4%
Average			-12.5%

Tallinn vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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