Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 67.7% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.87
|
$18.16
UYU703.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$9.86
UYU381.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.23
UYU86.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$1.67
UYU64.71
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$2.44
UYU94.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$6.68
UYU258.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$4.26
UYU165.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.56
|
$3.72
UYU144.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$4.37
UYU169.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.14
UYU44.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.27
UYU49.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$0.73
UYU28.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.22
UYU47.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.86
UYU33.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.84
UYU32.35
|
|
pay 76.2% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.65
|
$7.65
UYU296.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.91
|
$48.78
UYU1,889.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,608.66
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,426,233.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.37
|
$17.59
UYU681.25
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR277.02
|
$40.50
UYU1,568.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,465.36
|
$631.38
UYU24,452.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.50
|
$468.93
UYU18,160.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.84
|
$102.20
UYU3,958.18
|
|
pay 34.6% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,112.23
|
$421.70
UYU16,331.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,654.53
|
$7,669.05
UYU297,012.33
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$3.37
UYU130.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
$3.99
UYU154.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.71
|
$5.19
UYU200.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.89
|
$53.06
UYU2,054.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.67
|
$10.53
UYU407.96
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.51
|
$95.58
UYU3,701.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.40
|
$48.77
UYU1,888.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.70
|
$133.31
UYU5,163.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.23
|
$112.14
UYU4,342.99
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Uruguay or Saudi Arabia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.