Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 10.5% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 65.4% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 61.9% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
|
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