Cost of living comparison
Maryland is 99.7% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Maryland instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.69
$510.86
|
$14.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
$377.73
|
$8.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
$77.83
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
$54.05
|
$1.78
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
$69.64
|
$3.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
$187.83
|
$5.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
$148.26
|
$3.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
$104.77
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
$160.21
|
$4.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
$40.27
|
$2.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
$45.55
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
$28.61
|
$2.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
$47.91
|
$2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$29.10
|
$1.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
$24.01
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.46
$259.84
|
$4.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.96
$1,890.20
|
$76.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,361.92
$1,382,988.80
|
$23,382.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.66
$549.94
|
$15.76
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.18
$1,657.55
|
$71.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.28
$18,444.58
|
$1,646.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.89
$14,001.81
|
$1,361.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.11
$3,988.98
|
$131.67
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.69
$10,089.55
|
$1,209.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,511.93
$181,594.96
|
$26,407.70
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
$133.85
|
$5.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
$132.61
|
$4.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
$181.87
|
$8.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
$1,739.49
|
$39.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.09
$325.68
|
$13.78
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Maryland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.05
$3,503.50
|
$42.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.11
$1,936.17
|
$35.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.23
$3,913.21
|
$79.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
$3,892.78
|
$98.63
|
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