Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 96.2% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 70.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
Thailand
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 70.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
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