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Punta del Este vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 26.5% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 32.8% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 51.0% less in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 81.3% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% less in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Punta del Este

The cost of transportation and clothing in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Washington. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Punta del Este.

Punta del Este vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Washington	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$15.04 UYU596.22	-39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$11.28 UYU447.16	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$2.31 UYU91.50	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$1.77 UYU70.27	-36.4%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Washington	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$2.46 UYU97.72	-44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$7.00 UYU277.63	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.80 UYU190.37	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$4.00 UYU158.50	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$5.07 UYU200.88	-34.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$1.43 UYU56.81	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$1.18 UYU46.66	+27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.68 UYU26.88	-69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.65 UYU65.36	-45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$1.01 UYU39.95	-25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.94 UYU37.43	-42.3%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 32.8% more for transportation

	Washington	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$7.23 UYU286.64	+104.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$50.13 UYU1,987.40	-35.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$30,079.40 UYU1,192,439.33	-15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	+77.5%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 51.0% less for housing

	Washington	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$40.73 UYU1,614.76	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$1,133.57 UYU44,937.99	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$883.51 UYU35,025.19	-57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$74.28 UYU2,944.57	-49.3%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 81.3% less for childcare

	Washington	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$7,770.51 UYU308,046.83	-80.7%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.76 UYU149.05	-53.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$4.26 UYU168.93	-29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$5.01 UYU198.74	-61.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$79.38 UYU3,146.71	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$10.03 UYU397.48	-40.1%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	Washington	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	+31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	-5.1%
Average			+9.8%

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