Cost of living comparison
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Senegal vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary
Senegal is 8.2% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
Senegal vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Senegal instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.77
UYU595.28
|
$5.12
F CFA2,990
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
UYU531.47
|
$11.10
F CFA6,478
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
UYU92.10
|
$1.22
F CFA715
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
UYU69.57
|
$0.87
F CFA511
|
|
Uruguay vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants
pay 16.2% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU102.53
|
$0.73
F CFA424
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.45
UYU259.86
|
$8.68
F CFA5,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
UYU192.09
|
$9.67
F CFA5,646
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.37
UYU176.13
|
$2.47
F CFA1,442
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.88
UYU196.91
|
$4.08
F CFA2,385
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU44.93
|
$1.45
F CFA849
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
UYU42.63
|
$0.86
F CFA501
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UYU27.20
|
$1.32
F CFA768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
UYU61.00
|
$0.79
F CFA463
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU32.67
|
$0.62
F CFA362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
UYU36.53
|
$0.43
F CFA249
|
|
Uruguay vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
UYU315.46
|
$6.27
F CFA3,659
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.87
UYU2,050.63
|
$76.82
F CFA44,847
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,807.93
UYU1M
|
$50,357.24
F CFA29M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.74
UYU553.81
|
$19.20
F CFA11,212
|
|
Uruguay vs. Senegal - Cost of transportation
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
UYU1,577.07
|
$46.36
F CFA27,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$658.65
UYU26,553.22
|
$810.84
F CFA473K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$494.58
UYU19,939.10
|
$431.19
F CFA252K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.91
UYU4,269.85
|
$155.27
F CFA90,649
|
|
Uruguay vs. Senegal - Cost of housing
pay 5.7% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.72
UYU21,395.78
|
$321.49
F CFA188K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,084.27
UYU286K
|
$10,398.32
F CFA6M
|
|
Uruguay vs. Senegal - Cost of childcare
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.88
UYU156.23
|
$2.56
F CFA1,495
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.38
UYU176.69
|
$3.37
F CFA1,968
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
UYU229.52
|
$2.13
F CFA1,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.86
UYU2,010.23
|
$44.81
F CFA26,161
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
UYU447.32
|
$8.54
F CFA4,983
|
|
Uruguay vs. Senegal - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
UYU3,372.20
|
$58.04
F CFA33,885
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.03
UYU2,097.62
|
$45.52
F CFA26,576
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.51
UYU5,140.53
|
$85.35
F CFA49,830
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.09
UYU5,042.88
|
$96.73
F CFA56,474
|
|
Uruguay vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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