Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 12.6% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
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Uruguay
|
United Arab Emirates
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
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pay 18.4% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
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pay 21.0% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$3.41
AED12.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$72.17
AED265.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$22,194.32
AED81,504.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$9.50
AED34.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$94.07
AED345.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$1,372.29
AED5,039.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$1,058.72
AED3,887.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$119.25
AED437.92
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$504.83
AED1,853.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$6,720.09
AED24,678.25
|
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pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$63.87
AED234.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
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pay 15.4% less for clothing
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Uruguay
|
United Arab Emirates
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$49.99
AED183.59
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$49.06
AED180.16
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$83.85
AED307.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$97.09
AED356.54
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