Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 24.6% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,458
|
$18.16
UYU703.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,399
|
$9.86
UYU381.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,266
|
$2.23
UYU86.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA905
|
$1.67
UYU64.71
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA927
|
$2.44
UYU94.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,787
|
$6.68
UYU258.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,317
|
$4.26
UYU165.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,126
|
$3.72
UYU144.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,339
|
$4.37
UYU169.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA869
|
$1.14
UYU44.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA621
|
$1.27
UYU49.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,381
|
$0.73
UYU28.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA790
|
$1.22
UYU47.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA801
|
$0.86
UYU33.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA781
|
$0.84
UYU32.35
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,121
|
$7.65
UYU296.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,135
|
$48.78
UYU1,889.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,271,490
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,426,233.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,229
|
$17.59
UYU681.25
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA94,558
|
$40.50
UYU1,568.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA622,757
|
$631.38
UYU24,452.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA230,376
|
$468.93
UYU18,160.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA276,094
|
$102.20
UYU3,958.18
|
|
pay 73.7% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA129,388
|
$421.70
UYU16,331.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,081,454
|
$7,669.05
UYU297,012.33
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,723
|
$3.37
UYU130.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,527
|
$3.99
UYU154.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,115
|
$5.19
UYU200.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,467
|
$53.06
UYU2,054.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,042
|
$10.53
UYU407.96
|
|
pay 69.1% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,399
|
$95.58
UYU3,701.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,483
|
$48.77
UYU1,888.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA55,721
|
$133.31
UYU5,163.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,379
|
$112.14
UYU4,342.99
|
|
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