Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.2% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.4% less in Thailand
- Groceries
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pay 12.5% less in Thailand
- Transportation
-
pay 35.7% less in Thailand
- Housing
-
pay 44.9% less in Thailand
- Childcare
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pay 22.6% more in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 30.3% less in Thailand
- Clothing
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pay 40.1% less in Thailand
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU721.64
|
$2.33
THB78.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU403.61
|
$6.02
THB203.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU77.43
|
$0.70
THB23.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.90
|
$0.38
THB12.83
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU98.21
|
$1.40
THB47.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU268.48
|
$8.16
THB275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU167.79
|
$6.68
THB225.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU151.61
|
$2.05
THB69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU165.99
|
$1.29
THB43.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.70
|
$1.23
THB41.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU47.32
|
$0.52
THB17.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.54
|
$0.82
THB27.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU51.18
|
$0.66
THB22.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU34.18
|
$0.69
THB23.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.56
|
$0.54
THB18.11
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU305.75
|
$4.47
THB151.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,972.84
|
$25.43
THB859.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,462,845.22
|
$31,362.48
THB1,060,302.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU928.22
|
$9.67
THB326.78
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,655.47
|
$17.13
THB579.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,183.57
|
$389.22
THB13,158.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,274.70
|
$225.23
THB7,614.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,960.61
|
$55.17
THB1,865.32
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,753.59
|
$341.66
THB11,550.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU309,882.28
|
$10,344.18
THB349,715.79
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU141.92
|
$2.20
THB74.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU164.50
|
$1.90
THB64.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU211.13
|
$3.85
THB130.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,213.29
|
$48.79
THB1,649.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU413.26
|
$5.42
THB183.27
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,714.76
|
$38.62
THB1,305.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,019.72
|
$29.36
THB992.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,415.61
|
$82.78
THB2,798.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,359.64
|
$65.55
THB2,216.27
|
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