Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 6.0% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.86
|
$18.16
UYU703.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.92
|
$9.86
UYU381.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
$2.23
UYU86.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
$1.67
UYU64.71
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$2.44
UYU94.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
$6.68
UYU258.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP5.99
|
$4.26
UYU165.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
$3.72
UYU144.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
$4.37
UYU169.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
$1.14
UYU44.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
$1.27
UYU49.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
$0.73
UYU28.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$1.22
UYU47.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$0.86
UYU33.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$0.84
UYU32.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
$7.65
UYU296.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.39
|
$48.78
UYU1,889.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,383.65
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,426,233.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.61
|
$17.59
UYU681.25
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.00
|
$40.50
UYU1,568.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,292.42
|
$631.38
UYU24,452.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,244.63
|
$468.93
UYU18,160.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP68.96
|
$102.20
UYU3,958.18
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP632.63
|
$421.70
UYU16,331.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,882.39
|
$7,669.05
UYU297,012.33
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
$3.37
UYU130.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
$3.99
UYU154.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.56
|
$5.19
UYU200.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.70
|
$53.06
UYU2,054.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.42
|
$10.53
UYU407.96
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.40
|
$95.58
UYU3,701.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.80
|
$48.77
UYU1,888.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.40
|
$133.31
UYU5,163.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.12
|
$112.14
UYU4,342.99
|
|
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