Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 20.1% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$566.02
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$401.14
|
$7.27
€6.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.26
|
$1.50
€1.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.38
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$77.46
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$192.59
|
$5.43
€5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$154.09
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$119.56
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$187.91
|
$2.84
€2.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.25
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$52.95
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$27.97
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.56
|
$1.52
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.51
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$30.87
|
$0.41
€0.38
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$270.72
|
$6.62
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,830.95
|
$23.13
€21.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,397,823.23
|
$20,325.40
€18,718.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$632.91
|
$11.42
€10.51
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,446.39
|
$20.68
€19.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,466.27
|
$525.97
€484.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,665.21
|
$430.57
€396.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,581.63
|
$154.00
€141.83
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,831.36
|
$367.52
€338.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$254,629.00
|
$7,594.62
€6,994.26
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$137.81
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$146.15
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$183.75
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,903.51
|
$36.25
€33.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$362.25
|
$7.09
€6.53
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Slovakia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,510.76
|
$56.64
€52.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,586.55
|
$32.72
€30.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,104.48
|
$68.42
€63.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,181.16
|
$87.74
€80.80
|
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