Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 78.2% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$18.16
UYU713.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$9.86
UYU387.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$2.23
UYU87.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$1.67
UYU65.65
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$2.44
UYU95.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$6.68
UYU262.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$4.26
UYU167.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$3.72
UYU146.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$4.37
UYU171.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
UYU44.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.27
UYU49.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$0.73
UYU28.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$1.22
UYU47.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.86
UYU33.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.84
UYU32.82
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$7.65
UYU300.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.78
UYU1,916.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,826.29
UYU1,446,957.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.59
UYU691.15
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$40.50
UYU1,591.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$631.38
UYU24,807.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$468.93
UYU18,424.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$102.20
UYU4,015.69
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$421.70
UYU16,569.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,669.05
UYU301,327.96
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$3.37
UYU132.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$3.99
UYU156.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$5.19
UYU203.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$53.06
UYU2,084.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$10.53
UYU413.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$95.58
UYU3,755.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.77
UYU1,916.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$133.31
UYU5,238.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$112.14
UYU4,406.10
|
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