Cost of living comparison
compared to
Germany vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary
Germany is 20.3% more expensive than Uruguay overall.
Germany vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Germany instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.77
UYU591.77
|
$16.14
€14.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
UYU528.33
|
$12.34
€11.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
UYU91.55
|
$3.38
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
UYU69.16
|
$2.93
€2.62
|
|
Uruguay vs. Germany - Cost of restaurants
pay 0.6% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU101.92
|
$2.14
€1.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.45
UYU258.32
|
$7.24
€6.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
UYU190.95
|
$4.98
€4.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.37
UYU175.09
|
$3.69
€3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.88
UYU195.75
|
$5.17
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU44.67
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
UYU42.37
|
$0.91
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UYU27.04
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
UYU60.64
|
$1.87
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU32.48
|
$0.63
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
UYU36.31
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
Uruguay vs. Germany - Cost of groceries
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
UYU313.60
|
$8.07
€7.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.87
UYU2,038.51
|
$65.73
€58.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,807.93
UYU1M
|
$32,242.72
€28,777.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.74
UYU550.54
|
$26.60
€23.74
|
|
Uruguay vs. Germany - Cost of transportation
pay 43.4% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
UYU1,567.75
|
$45.10
€40.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$658.65
UYU26,396.37
|
$839.53
€749.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$494.58
UYU19,821.32
|
$674.34
€601.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.91
UYU4,244.63
|
$256.19
€228.66
|
|
Uruguay vs. Germany - Cost of housing
pay 54.4% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.72
UYU21,269.40
|
$525.85
€469.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,084.27
UYU284K
|
$17,045.97
€15,214.17
|
|
Uruguay vs. Germany - Cost of childcare
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.88
UYU155.30
|
$5.03
€4.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.38
UYU175.64
|
$3.91
€3.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
UYU228.17
|
$9.66
€8.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.86
UYU1,998.36
|
$39.74
€35.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
UYU444.68
|
$14.03
€12.52
|
|
Uruguay vs. Germany - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
UYU3,352.28
|
$89.23
€79.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.03
UYU2,085.23
|
$44.05
€39.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.51
UYU5,110.16
|
$100.05
€89.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.09
UYU5,013.09
|
$134.94
€120.44
|
|
Uruguay vs. Germany - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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