Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.1 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
$18.16
UYU703.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
$9.86
UYU381.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
$2.23
UYU86.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
$1.67
UYU64.71
|
|
pay 89.9% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
$2.44
UYU94.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
$6.68
UYU258.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
$4.26
UYU165.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
$3.72
UYU144.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
$4.37
UYU169.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
$1.14
UYU44.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
$1.27
UYU49.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
$0.73
UYU28.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
$1.22
UYU47.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
$0.86
UYU33.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
$0.84
UYU32.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
$7.65
UYU296.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
$48.78
UYU1,889.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,426,233.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
$17.59
UYU681.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
$40.50
UYU1,568.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
$631.38
UYU24,452.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
$468.93
UYU18,160.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
$102.20
UYU3,958.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
$421.70
UYU16,331.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
$7,669.05
UYU297,012.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
$3.37
UYU130.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
$3.99
UYU154.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
$5.19
UYU200.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
$53.06
UYU2,054.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
$10.53
UYU407.96
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
$95.58
UYU3,701.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
$48.77
UYU1,888.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
$133.31
UYU5,163.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
$112.14
UYU4,342.99
|
|
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