Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 38.7% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 79.5% more for housing
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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