Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 23.0% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Uruguay
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Uruguay
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
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