Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.9 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.52
|
$14.85
$573.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.07
|
$2.29
$88.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.06
|
$1.66
$64.17
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.63
|
$5.05
$194.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.46
|
$4.04
$156.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.48
|
$4.93
$190.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.79
|
$1.08
$41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.90
|
$1.39
$53.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.93
|
$0.73
$28.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.67
|
$1.20
$46.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.10
|
$0.80
$30.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.27
|
$0.81
$31.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.36
|
$7.10
$274.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺494.25
|
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺139.97
|
$16.61
$640.82
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.63
|
$3.62
$139.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.07
|
$3.84
$147.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺648.79
|
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.88
|
$9.51
$366.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
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