Cost of living comparison

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Uruguay vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 7.6% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 84.8% more in Uruguay
Groceries
pay 40.5% more in Uruguay
Transportation
pay 37.9% more in Uruguay
Housing
pay 50.1% less in Uruguay
Childcare
pay 2.4% less in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.9% less in Uruguay
Clothing
pay 28.7% more in Uruguay

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Uruguay are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Uruguay. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Uruguay.

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Uruguay vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

pay 84.8% more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.43
AED30.95
$14.77
UYU599.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.55
AED31.39
$13.18
UYU535.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
AED3.94
$2.28
UYU92.76
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pay 40.5% more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.46
AED5.38
$2.54
UYU103.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.94
AED18.13
$6.45
UYU261.74
Milk (1 gallon) $6.75
AED24.79
$4.76
UYU193.48
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pay 37.9% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.40
AED12.50
$7.82
UYU317.75
Monthly public transit pass $49.01
AED180.00
$50.87
UYU2,065.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,745.09
AED124K
$29,807.93
UYU1M
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pay 50.1% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $87.46
AED321.23
$39.12
UYU1,588.49
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,419.61
AED5,214.23
$658.65
UYU26,745.55
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,087.32
AED3,993.73
$494.58
UYU20,083.52
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pay 2.4% less for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $481.84
AED1,769.81
$530.72
UYU21,550.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,191.72
AED30,088.20
$7,084.27
UYU288K
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pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.81
AED39.72
$3.88
UYU157.36
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.99
AED18.34
$4.38
UYU177.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.20
AED22.77
$5.69
UYU231.19
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pay 28.7% more for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $53.49
AED196.45
$83.65
UYU3,396.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $52.36
AED192.32
$52.03
UYU2,112.81
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.31
AED350.08
$127.51
UYU5,177.76
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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