Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 57.6% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 51.5% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Grenada
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Grenada
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
|
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
|
pay 49.7% more for clothing
Grenada
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
|
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