Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 39.1% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU756.41
|
$2.26
THB74.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU410.67
|
$5.53
THB183.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU92.81
|
$0.63
THB20.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU69.58
|
$0.35
THB11.57
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU101.74
|
$1.38
THB45.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU278.05
|
$7.97
THB263.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU177.46
|
$6.00
THB198.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU154.87
|
$1.92
THB63.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU182.20
|
$1.07
THB35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU47.58
|
$1.19
THB39.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU52.94
|
$0.48
THB16.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU30.25
|
$0.79
THB26.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU50.85
|
$0.63
THB20.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU35.71
|
$0.64
THB21.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU34.78
|
$0.45
THB15.07
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU318.79
|
$4.25
THB140.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU2,031.43
|
$22.11
THB732.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,533,686.26
|
$24,588.11
THB814,426.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU732.58
|
$9.24
THB305.90
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,686.80
|
$15.82
THB524.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU26,294.80
|
$393.06
THB13,019.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU19,529.11
|
$209.24
THB6,930.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU4,256.39
|
$48.32
THB1,600.45
|
|
pay 6.5% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU17,562.18
|
$329.15
THB10,902.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU319,389.26
|
$10,347.16
THB342,726.93
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU140.18
|
$1.87
THB62.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU166.33
|
$1.81
THB59.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU216.12
|
$3.52
THB116.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,209.70
|
$46.67
THB1,545.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU438.70
|
$5.45
THB180.59
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,980.50
|
$34.16
THB1,131.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU2,031.25
|
$26.70
THB884.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,551.99
|
$75.98
THB2,516.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,670.19
|
$61.99
THB2,053.33
|
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