Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Tuvalu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Uruguay
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Uruguay
|
Tuvalu
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
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