Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 31.9% more expensive than Uruguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 17.7% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 58.9% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 52.2% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.4% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Uruguay. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Uruguay, you would:

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pay 2.3% more for restaurants

	Uruguay	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.91 UYU749.83	$14.42 NZ$25.15	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.15 UYU442.15	$9.23 NZ$16.10	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 UYU82.04	$2.46 NZ$4.29	+18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 UYU59.67	$1.98 NZ$3.45	+31.4%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

	Uruguay	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 UYU98.92	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 UYU282.69	$4.02 NZ$7.02	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 UYU175.06	$6.79 NZ$11.84	+53.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.13 UYU163.75	$6.77 NZ$11.81	+64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 UYU189.06	$4.77 NZ$8.32	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 UYU47.94	$1.36 NZ$2.37	+12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 UYU42.91	$1.01 NZ$1.77	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 UYU24.23	$1.33 NZ$2.32	+117.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 UYU63.04	$2.32 NZ$4.04	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 UYU35.63	$0.90 NZ$1.56	-0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU37.31	$0.68 NZ$1.18	-28.0%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Uruguay	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.29 UYU289.17	$6.14 NZ$10.71	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.38 UYU1,997.34	$109.62 NZ$191.17	+117.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,912.71 UYU1,423,689.38	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.33 UYU845.39	$14.55 NZ$25.38	-31.8%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 58.9% more for housing

	Uruguay	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.55 UYU1,567.99	$48.75 NZ$85.02	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$657.18 UYU26,052.74	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	+88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$493.59 UYU19,567.39	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	+122.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.50 UYU4,301.40	$109.37 NZ$190.73	+0.8%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 52.2% more for childcare

	Uruguay	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.40 UYU19,242.74	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	+58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,353.42 UYU331,154.91	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	+46.2%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Uruguay	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.70 UYU146.55	$6.63 NZ$11.57	+79.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 UYU163.70	$3.54 NZ$6.17	-14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.51 UYU218.61	$25.67 NZ$44.77	+365.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.33 UYU2,114.09	$34.12 NZ$59.51	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.86 UYU390.86	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+17.0%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Uruguay	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.21 UYU3,338.42	$69.31 NZ$120.87	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.56 UYU2,004.52	$46.64 NZ$81.33	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$126.88 UYU5,029.90	$113.30 NZ$197.60	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.58 UYU4,899.10	$146.23 NZ$255.02	+18.3%
Average			-4.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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