Cost of living comparison
Russia is 45.3% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Russia instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$577.01
|
$7.74
₽620.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$408.93
|
$4.69
₽375.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.95
|
$0.85
₽67.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.61
|
$0.41
₽32.83
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.96
|
$0.54
₽42.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$196.33
|
$4.40
₽352.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$157.09
|
$3.48
₽278.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.88
|
$1.27
₽102.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$191.56
|
$1.79
₽143.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$42.05
|
$0.62
₽49.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.98
|
$0.56
₽44.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.51
|
$0.66
₽53.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.45
|
$1.03
₽82.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$31.10
|
$0.30
₽23.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.47
|
$0.25
₽20.27
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$275.97
|
$2.37
₽190.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,866.50
|
$19.36
₽1,550.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,424,965.75
|
$31,226.85
₽2,501,614.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$645.20
|
$3.41
₽272.98
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,474.48
|
$6.56
₽525.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,844.26
|
$310.33
₽24,860.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,949.98
|
$214.38
₽17,173.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,651.18
|
$69.84
₽5,595.35
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,119.35
|
$220.41
₽17,657.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$259,573.32
|
$4,693.93
₽376,035.17
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$140.49
|
$1.55
₽124.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$148.99
|
$1.73
₽138.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$187.32
|
$2.23
₽178.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,940.47
|
$31.55
₽2,527.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$369.29
|
$4.06
₽325.37
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,578.93
|
$62.85
₽5,035.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,617.36
|
$39.44
₽3,159.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,184.18
|
$79.13
₽6,339.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,262.35
|
$85.30
₽6,833.65
|
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