Cost of living comparison
Punta del Este is 9.6% more expensive than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6% more in Punta del Este
- Groceries
-
pay 7.1% more in Punta del Este
- Transportation
-
pay 7.6% more in Punta del Este
- Housing
-
pay 33.1% more in Punta del Este
- Childcare
-
pay 8.7% more in Punta del Este
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.0% more in Punta del Este
- Clothing
-
pay 1.4% more in Punta del Este
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Uruguay.
If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Punta del Este
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU721.64
|
$14.37
UYU623.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU403.61
|
$9.64
UYU417.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU77.43
|
$1.93
UYU83.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.90
|
$1.50
UYU65.10
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Punta del Este
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU98.21
|
$2.38
UYU103.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU268.48
|
$6.01
UYU260.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU167.79
|
$4.25
UYU184.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU151.61
|
$3.61
UYU156.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU165.99
|
$4.29
UYU186.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.70
|
$1.22
UYU52.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU47.32
|
$1.01
UYU43.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.54
|
$0.64
UYU27.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU51.18
|
$1.58
UYU68.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU34.18
|
$0.84
UYU36.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.56
|
$0.82
UYU35.57
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Punta del Este
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU305.75
|
$6.92
UYU299.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,972.84
|
$47.91
UYU2,076.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,462,845.22
|
$28,747.79
UYU1,246,005.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU928.22
|
$30.38
UYU1,316.61
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Punta del Este
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,655.47
|
$38.93
UYU1,687.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,183.57
|
$1,029.67
UYU44,628.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,274.70
|
$812.23
UYU35,204.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,960.61
|
$70.99
UYU3,076.84
|
|
pay 8.7% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Punta del Este
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,753.59
|
$386.12
UYU16,735.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU309,882.28
|
$7,426.51
UYU321,884.79
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Punta del Este
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU141.92
|
$3.42
UYU148.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU164.50
|
$3.79
UYU164.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU211.13
|
$4.55
UYU197.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,213.29
|
$70.07
UYU3,037.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU413.26
|
$9.58
UYU415.34
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Uruguay
|
Punta del Este
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,714.76
|
$93.83
UYU4,066.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,019.72
|
$44.64
UYU1,934.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,415.61
|
$109.94
UYU4,764.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,359.64
|
$113.02
UYU4,898.37
|
|
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