Cost of living comparison
Israel is 31.4% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Israel instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 71.2% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Uruguay
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
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