Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 20.8% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of United States, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
United States
|
Uruguay
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$16.65
UYU711.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$9.31
UYU398.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.79
UYU76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.34
UYU57.12
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
United States
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$2.27
UYU96.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$6.19
UYU264.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$3.87
UYU165.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$3.50
UYU149.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.83
UYU163.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.17
UYU50.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$1.09
UYU46.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.59
UYU25.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.18
UYU50.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.79
UYU33.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.77
UYU33.11
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
United States
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.05
UYU301.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$45.52
UYU1,946.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,443,155.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$21.42
UYU915.73
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
United States
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$38.19
UYU1,633.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$604.11
UYU25,831.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$444.71
UYU19,015.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$91.38
UYU3,907.30
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
United States
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$340.39
UYU14,555.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$7,149.59
UYU305,711.26
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$3.27
UYU140.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$3.80
UYU162.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$4.87
UYU208.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$51.06
UYU2,183.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$9.53
UYU407.70
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
United States
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$85.71
UYU3,664.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$46.60
UYU1,992.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$124.95
UYU5,342.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$100.59
UYU4,300.96
|
|
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