Cost of living comparison
France is 15.7% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in France instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU756.41
|
$15.92
€14.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU410.67
|
$10.79
€9.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU92.81
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU69.58
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU101.74
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU278.05
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU177.46
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU154.87
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU182.20
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU47.58
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU52.94
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU30.25
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU50.85
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU35.71
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU34.78
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU318.79
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU2,031.43
|
$51.68
€47.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,533,686.26
|
$31,564.23
€29,031.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU732.58
|
$18.46
€16.98
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
Uruguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,686.80
|
$30.98
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU26,294.80
|
$779.01
€716.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU19,529.11
|
$611.60
€562.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU4,256.39
|
$139.72
€128.51
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU17,562.18
|
$707.64
€650.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU319,389.26
|
$9,850.44
€9,059.94
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU140.18
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU166.33
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU216.12
|
$11.75
€10.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,209.70
|
$34.96
€32.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU438.70
|
$11.84
€10.89
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,980.50
|
$92.28
€84.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU2,031.25
|
$37.39
€34.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,551.99
|
$93.47
€85.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,670.19
|
$126.59
€116.43
|
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