Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 41.7% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$566.02
|
$7.74
R147.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$401.14
|
$3.92
R74.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.26
|
$0.87
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.38
|
$0.65
R12.41
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$77.46
|
$0.82
R15.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$192.59
|
$3.09
R58.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$154.09
|
$3.51
R66.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$119.56
|
$1.71
R32.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$187.91
|
$1.85
R35.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.25
|
$0.61
R11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$52.95
|
$0.57
R10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$27.97
|
$0.59
R11.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.56
|
$0.59
R11.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.51
|
$0.47
R8.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$30.87
|
$0.47
R8.86
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$270.72
|
$4.65
R88.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,830.95
|
$40.67
R775.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,397,823.23
|
$18,011.69
R343,270.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$632.91
|
$7.53
R143.57
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
Uruguay
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,446.39
|
$48.06
R915.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,466.27
|
$341.02
R6,499.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,665.21
|
$317.79
R6,056.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,581.63
|
$80.15
R1,527.51
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,831.36
|
$157.19
R2,995.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$254,629.00
|
$3,082.89
R58,754.36
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$137.81
|
$1.70
R32.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$146.15
|
$1.67
R31.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$183.75
|
$2.56
R48.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,903.51
|
$30.74
R585.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$362.25
|
$5.40
R102.86
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,510.76
|
$43.19
R823.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,586.55
|
$26.96
R513.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,104.48
|
$80.72
R1,538.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,181.16
|
$71.81
R1,368.57
|
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