Cost of living comparison

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Ireland vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 46.7% more expensive than Uruguay overall.

Restaurants
pay 14.7% more in Ireland
Groceries
pay 7.3% more in Ireland
Transportation
pay 33.0% more in Ireland
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Ireland
Childcare
pay 41.3% more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.1% more in Ireland
Clothing
pay 14.6% less in Ireland

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Ireland are more expensive than in Uruguay. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ireland.

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Ireland vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ireland instead of Uruguay, you would:

pay 14.7% more for restaurants

 
Uruguay
Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.77
UYU591.77
$19.96
€17.82
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $13.18
UYU528.33
$12.14
€10.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.28
UYU91.55
$2.67
€2.38
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pay 7.3% more for groceries

 
Uruguay
Ireland
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.54
UYU101.92
$2.02
€1.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.45
UYU258.32
$5.34
€4.77
Milk (1 gallon) $4.76
UYU190.95
$5.82
€5.19
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pay 33.0% more for transportation

 
Uruguay
Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.82
UYU313.60
$7.65
€6.83
Monthly public transit pass $50.87
UYU2,038.51
$110.44
€98.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,807.93
UYU1M
$38,078.30
€33,986.33
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Uruguay
Ireland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.12
UYU1,567.75
$49.31
€44.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $658.65
UYU26,396.37
$1,521.74
€1,358.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $494.58
UYU19,821.32
$1,279.42
€1,141.93
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pay 41.3% more for childcare

 
Uruguay
Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $530.72
UYU21,269.40
$1,010.73
€902.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,084.27
UYU284K
$7,428.18
€6,629.94
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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Uruguay
Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.88
UYU155.30
$6.56
€5.86
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.38
UYU175.64
$4.23
€3.78
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.69
UYU228.17
$19.61
€17.50
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pay 14.6% less for clothing

 
Uruguay
Ireland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $83.65
UYU3,352.28
$88.92
€79.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $52.03
UYU2,085.23
$41.00
€36.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $127.51
UYU5,110.16
$96.60
€86.22
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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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