Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 4.1 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$18.16
UYU703.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$9.86
UYU381.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
$2.23
UYU86.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
$1.67
UYU64.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
$2.44
UYU94.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
$6.68
UYU258.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
$4.26
UYU165.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
$3.72
UYU144.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
$4.37
UYU169.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
$1.14
UYU44.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
$1.27
UYU49.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
$0.73
UYU28.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
$1.22
UYU47.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
$0.86
UYU33.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.84
UYU32.35
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
$7.65
UYU296.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
$48.78
UYU1,889.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,426,233.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
$17.59
UYU681.25
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
$40.50
UYU1,568.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
$631.38
UYU24,452.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
$468.93
UYU18,160.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
$102.20
UYU3,958.18
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
$421.70
UYU16,331.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
$7,669.05
UYU297,012.33
|
|
pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
$3.37
UYU130.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
$3.99
UYU154.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
$5.19
UYU200.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
$53.06
UYU2,054.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
$10.53
UYU407.96
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
$95.58
UYU3,701.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
$48.77
UYU1,888.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$133.31
UYU5,163.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$112.14
UYU4,342.99
|
|
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