Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 17.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Washington, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$14.85
$566.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$10.53
$401.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$2.29
$87.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.66
$63.38
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Washington
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$2.03
$77.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$5.05
$192.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$4.04
$154.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$3.14
$119.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$4.93
$187.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.08
$41.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.39
$52.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.73
$27.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.20
$45.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.80
$30.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.81
$30.87
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Washington
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$7.10
$270.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$48.05
$1,830.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$36,679.53
$1,397,823.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$16.61
$632.91
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Washington
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$37.95
$1,446.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$510.80
$19,466.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$384.82
$14,665.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$93.98
$3,581.63
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Washington
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$389.18
$14,831.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$6,681.58
$254,629.00
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$3.62
$137.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$3.84
$146.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$4.82
$183.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$49.95
$1,903.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$9.51
$362.25
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
Washington
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$92.12
$3,510.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$41.63
$1,586.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$107.70
$4,104.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$109.72
$4,181.16
|
|
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