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South Korea vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 5.6% cheaper than Uruguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 67.0% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 33.4% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 19.6% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 29.1% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in South Korea

The cost of groceries and childcare in South Korea are more expensive than in Uruguay. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Uruguay, you would:

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Uruguay	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.91 UYU741.14	$6.72 ₩9,912	-64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.15 UYU437.02	$5.50 ₩8,106	-50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 UYU81.09	$1.47 ₩2,162	-29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 UYU58.98	$0.82 ₩1,216	-45.2%
Average			-47.4%

Uruguay vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.0% more for groceries

	Uruguay	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 UYU97.77	$2.87 ₩4,237	+15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 UYU279.42	$5.63 ₩8,294	-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 UYU173.04	$7.67 ₩11,317	+73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.13 UYU161.86	$2.84 ₩4,182	-31.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 UYU186.87	$3.34 ₩4,919	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 UYU47.39	$3.24 ₩4,771	+167.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 UYU42.41	$1.39 ₩2,046	+28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 UYU23.95	$2.80 ₩4,123	+357.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 UYU62.31	$2.40 ₩3,545	+51.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 UYU35.22	$1.78 ₩2,628	+98.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU36.88	$1.20 ₩1,775	+27.9%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 33.4% less for transportation

	Uruguay	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.29 UYU285.82	$4.40 ₩6,489	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.38 UYU1,974.19	$47.17 ₩69,558	-6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,912.71 UYU1,407,190.15	$26,440.41 ₩38,987,177	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.33 UYU835.59	$8.33 ₩12,286	-60.9%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 19.6% less for housing

	Uruguay	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.55 UYU1,549.81	$21.68 ₩31,974	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$657.18 UYU25,750.81	$473.91 ₩698,787	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$493.59 UYU19,340.63	$357.19 ₩526,681	-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.50 UYU4,251.55	$132.53 ₩195,423	+22.1%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 29.1% more for childcare

	Uruguay	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.40 UYU19,019.74	$378.52 ₩558,145	-22.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,353.42 UYU327,317.14	$15,055.40 ₩22,199,645	+80.2%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Uruguay	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.70 UYU144.85	$3.12 ₩4,598	-15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 UYU161.81	$3.57 ₩5,261	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.51 UYU216.08	$3.18 ₩4,695	-42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.33 UYU2,089.59	$49.86 ₩73,520	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.86 UYU386.33	$10.12 ₩14,919	+2.6%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Uruguay	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.21 UYU3,299.73	$66.46 ₩97,997	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.56 UYU1,981.29	$50.68 ₩74,734	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$126.88 UYU4,971.61	$72.74 ₩107,257	-42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.58 UYU4,842.33	$103.23 ₩152,222	-16.5%
Average			-20.0%

Uruguay vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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