Cost of living comparison
Australia is 50.1% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Australia instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU566.99
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU401.82
|
$8.98
A$13.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU87.41
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU63.49
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU77.59
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU192.92
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU154.36
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU119.77
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU188.24
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.32
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.05
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.01
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU45.64
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.56
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU30.92
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU271.18
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,834.09
|
$81.92
A$125.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,400,217.92
|
$22,079.60
A$33,790.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU633.99
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,448.87
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,499.62
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,690.34
|
$889.00
A$1,360.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,587.77
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,856.77
|
$1,373.48
A$2,101.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU255,065.23
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.38
|
|
pay 95.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU138.05
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU146.40
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU184.07
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,906.77
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU362.87
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,516.77
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,589.27
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,111.51
|
$101.71
A$155.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,188.33
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
|
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