Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 9.8% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Malta, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.46
|
$18.16
UYU699.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.79
|
$9.86
UYU379.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$2.23
UYU85.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$1.67
UYU64.32
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Malta
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$2.44
UYU94.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.11
|
$6.68
UYU257.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$4.26
UYU164.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$3.72
UYU143.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$4.37
UYU168.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.27
UYU48.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.73
UYU27.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.22
UYU47.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.86
UYU33.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.84
UYU32.15
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
Malta
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.07
|
$7.65
UYU294.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.27
|
$48.78
UYU1,877.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,858.07
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,728.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.06
|
$17.59
UYU677.19
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.88
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€861.83
|
$631.38
UYU24,306.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€716.47
|
$468.93
UYU18,052.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.97
|
$102.20
UYU3,934.57
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
Malta
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€533.66
|
$421.70
UYU16,234.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,117.45
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,241.21
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$3.37
UYU129.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$3.99
UYU153.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.50
|
$5.19
UYU199.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.04
|
$53.06
UYU2,042.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.52
|
$10.53
UYU405.53
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Malta
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.43
|
$95.58
UYU3,679.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.01
|
$48.77
UYU1,877.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.58
|
$133.31
UYU5,132.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.79
|
$112.14
UYU4,317.10
|
|
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