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Punta del Este vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 3.8% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 1.3% less in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 63.2% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 55.6% more in Punta del Este

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

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Punta del Este vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$13.09 UYU527.73	+72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.06 ¥800	$13.71 UYU552.87	+171.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ¥259	$2.33 UYU93.89	+42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 ¥140	$2.05 UYU82.66	+131.5%
Average			+104.0%

Tokyo vs. Punta del Este - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 ¥270	$2.74 UYU110.47	+60.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ¥836	$6.07 UYU244.65	+14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.75 ¥909	$4.37 UYU176.30	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 ¥358	$4.29 UYU173.02	+89.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 ¥487	$5.29 UYU213.26	+71.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 ¥340	$1.28 UYU51.67	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 ¥170	$1.27 UYU51.03	+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 ¥309	$0.80 UYU32.15	-59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 ¥377	$1.44 UYU58.00	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥241	$0.92 UYU37.22	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 ¥231	$0.93 UYU37.50	-36.3%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 ¥645	$8.25 UYU332.50	+102.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	-21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$5.27 UYU212.50	-81.5%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 1.3% less for housing

	Tokyo	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.33 ¥4,793	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,280.34 ¥202K	$1,099.34 UYU44,319.76	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$692.48 ¥109K	$818.34 UYU32,991.18	+18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.45 ¥17,926	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	-22.5%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 63.2% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,341.43 ¥212K	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	-62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,252.10 ¥3M	$6,649.05 UYU268K	-63.6%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ¥600	$2.99 UYU120.63	-21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 ¥563	$4.59 UYU184.84	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	$5.49 UYU221.15	+39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 ¥10,478	$56.54 UYU2,279.54	-14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.65 ¥1,999	$12.22 UYU492.55	-3.4%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 ¥8,770	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	+61.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.95 ¥5,207	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.04 ¥10,278	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+91.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.74 ¥11,178	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	+66.9%
Average			+55.6%

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