Cost of living comparison
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Uruguay vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary
Uruguay is 89.2% more expensive than Zambia overall.
Uruguay vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
ZMW110.20
|
$14.77
UYU595.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
ZMW100.18
|
$13.18
UYU531.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ZMW12.52
|
$2.28
UYU92.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
ZMW7.20
|
$1.73
UYU69.57
|
|
Zambia vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants
pay 16.8% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
ZMW23.48
|
$2.54
UYU102.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
ZMW102.63
|
$6.45
UYU259.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
ZMW126.88
|
$4.76
UYU192.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
ZMW35.36
|
$4.37
UYU176.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.87
ZMW57.22
|
$4.88
UYU196.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
ZMW22.03
|
$1.11
UYU44.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
ZMW21.94
|
$1.06
UYU42.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
ZMW32.94
|
$0.67
UYU27.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZMW13.88
|
$1.51
UYU61.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZMW23.20
|
$0.81
UYU32.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZMW16.51
|
$0.91
UYU36.53
|
|
Zambia vs. Uruguay - Cost of groceries
pay 70.8% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ZMW108.98
|
$7.82
UYU315.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.15
ZMW999.41
|
$50.87
UYU2,050.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,541.11
ZMW150K
|
$29,807.93
UYU1M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.58
ZMW290.52
|
$13.74
UYU553.81
|
|
Zambia vs. Uruguay - Cost of transportation
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.99
ZMW1,095.72
|
$39.12
UYU1,577.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.45
ZMW5,588.55
|
$658.65
UYU26,553.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$165.11
ZMW3,290.10
|
$494.58
UYU19,939.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.51
ZMW1,225.74
|
$105.91
UYU4,269.85
|
|
Zambia vs. Uruguay - Cost of housing
pay 27.8% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.25
ZMW2,754.96
|
$530.72
UYU21,395.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,638.36
ZMW332K
|
$7,084.27
UYU286K
|
|
Zambia vs. Uruguay - Cost of childcare
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
ZMW25.05
|
$3.88
UYU156.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
ZMW56.21
|
$4.38
UYU176.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.02
ZMW60.11
|
$5.69
UYU229.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.67
ZMW1,089.46
|
$49.86
UYU2,010.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.03
ZMW120.22
|
$11.10
UYU447.32
|
|
Zambia vs. Uruguay - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.28
ZMW463.85
|
$83.65
UYU3,372.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.45
ZMW307.88
|
$52.03
UYU2,097.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.19
ZMW900.42
|
$127.51
UYU5,140.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.53
ZMW1,445.30
|
$125.09
UYU5,042.88
|
|
Zambia vs. Uruguay - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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