Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 28.5% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
Uruguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 55.6% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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