Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 74.4% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$14.85
$573.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$2.29
$88.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$1.66
$64.17
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$5.05
$194.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$4.04
$156.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$4.93
$190.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.08
$41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$1.39
$53.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.73
$28.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.20
$46.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.80
$30.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.81
$31.26
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$7.10
$274.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$16.61
$640.82
|
|
pay 65.2% more for housing
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$3.62
$139.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$3.84
$147.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$9.51
$366.78
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
|
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