Cost of living comparison
Austria is 14.0% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Austria instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$565.59
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$400.83
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.19
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.33
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$77.40
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$192.44
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$153.98
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$119.47
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$187.77
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.22
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$52.91
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$27.94
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.53
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.49
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$30.85
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
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pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$270.51
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,829.56
|
$48.12
€45.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,396,758.46
|
$25,940.65
€24,325.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$632.43
|
$19.81
€18.57
|
|
pay 60.6% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,445.29
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,451.44
|
$743.38
€697.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,654.04
|
$621.91
€583.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,578.90
|
$222.11
€208.29
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,820.07
|
$416.59
€390.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$254,435.04
|
$8,210.34
€7,699.25
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$137.71
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$146.04
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$183.61
|
$6.20
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,902.06
|
$41.56
€38.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$361.98
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
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pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,508.09
|
$75.76
€71.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,585.34
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,101.35
|
$85.33
€80.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,177.98
|
$110.53
€103.65
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