Cost of living comparison
United States is 50.5% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in United States instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
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Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$576.45
|
$18.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$408.53
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.87
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.55
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.88
|
$3.17
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$196.14
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.93
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.77
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$191.38
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$42.01
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.93
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.48
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.40
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$31.07
|
$1.29
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.44
|
$1.27
|
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pay 11.9% less for transportation
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Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$275.71
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,864.68
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,423,575.74
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$644.57
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,473.04
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,824.90
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,935.39
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,647.62
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,104.61
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$259,320.11
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$140.35
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$148.84
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$187.14
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,938.58
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$368.93
|
$12.04
|
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pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,575.44
|
$45.40
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,615.78
|
$36.73
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,180.10
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,258.20
|
$109.59
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