Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 41.4% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Uruguay
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.29
CHF21.93
|
$18.16
UYU755.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.39
CHF14.21
|
$9.86
UYU410.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.49
CHF3.89
|
$2.23
UYU92.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.51
|
$1.67
UYU69.54
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
CHF3.00
|
$2.44
UYU101.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.71
CHF11.02
|
$6.68
UYU277.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.96
CHF6.03
|
$4.26
UYU177.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
CHF5.63
|
$3.72
UYU154.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.35
CHF10.71
|
$4.37
UYU182.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
CHF1.33
|
$1.14
UYU47.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.90
|
$1.27
UYU52.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.10
|
$0.73
UYU30.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
CHF2.18
|
$1.22
UYU50.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.92
|
$0.86
UYU35.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.89
|
$0.84
UYU34.76
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
CHF6.72
|
$7.65
UYU318.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.37
CHF93.94
|
$48.78
UYU2,030.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,253.06
CHF30,558.44
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,532,736.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.64
CHF36.10
|
$17.59
UYU732.13
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
CHF45.34
|
$40.50
UYU1,685.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.30
CHF1,364.65
|
$631.38
UYU26,278.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,317.64
CHF1,142.17
|
$468.93
UYU19,517.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.73
CHF150.60
|
$102.20
UYU4,253.75
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,462.28
CHF2,134.38
|
$421.70
UYU17,551.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.01
CHF27,224.57
|
$7,669.05
UYU319,191.42
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
CHF6.38
|
$3.37
UYU140.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
CHF4.53
|
$3.99
UYU166.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
CHF8.46
|
$5.19
UYU215.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.81
CHF73.51
|
$53.06
UYU2,208.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.50
CHF17.77
|
$10.53
UYU438.43
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.31
CHF104.29
|
$95.58
UYU3,978.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.46
CHF52.41
|
$48.77
UYU2,029.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.36
CHF113.00
|
$133.31
UYU5,548.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$165.15
CHF143.16
|
$112.14
UYU4,667.30
|
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