Cost of living comparison
United States is 68.5% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in United States instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
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Uruguay
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United States
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.69
$510.86
|
$15.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
$377.73
|
$8.21
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
$77.83
|
$2.01
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
$54.05
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
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Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
$69.64
|
$2.85
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
$187.83
|
$5.66
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.68
$148.26
|
$3.38
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
$104.77
|
$2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
$160.21
|
$4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
$40.27
|
$2.12
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
$45.55
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
$28.61
|
$1.89
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
$47.91
|
$1.99
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$29.10
|
$1.26
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
$24.01
|
$1.23
|
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pay 0.5% less for transportation
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Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.46
$259.84
|
$4.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.96
$1,890.20
|
$64.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,361.92
$1,382,988.80
|
$24,050.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.66
$549.94
|
$16.53
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.18
$1,657.55
|
$68.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.28
$18,444.58
|
$1,446.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.89
$14,001.81
|
$1,166.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.11
$3,988.98
|
$132.57
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.69
$10,089.55
|
$980.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,511.93
$181,594.96
|
$14,983.58
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
$133.85
|
$5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
$132.61
|
$4.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
$181.87
|
$8.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
$1,739.49
|
$40.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.09
$325.68
|
$11.80
|
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pay 23.0% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.05
$3,503.50
|
$44.10
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.11
$1,936.17
|
$36.31
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.23
$3,913.21
|
$77.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
$3,892.78
|
$98.75
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