Cost of living comparison
Poland is 23.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Poland instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU756.41
|
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU410.67
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU92.81
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU69.58
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU101.74
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU278.05
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU177.46
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU154.87
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU182.20
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU47.58
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU52.94
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU30.25
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU50.85
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU35.71
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU34.78
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU318.79
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU2,031.43
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,533,686.26
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU732.58
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,686.80
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU26,294.80
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU19,529.11
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU4,256.39
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU17,562.18
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU319,389.26
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU140.18
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU166.33
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU216.12
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,209.70
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU438.70
|
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,980.50
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU2,031.25
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,551.99
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,670.19
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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