Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 3.5 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Uruguay
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$18.16
UYU703.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$9.86
UYU381.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.23
UYU86.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.67
UYU64.71
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.44
UYU94.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$6.68
UYU258.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.26
UYU165.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.72
UYU144.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$4.37
UYU169.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.14
UYU44.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.27
UYU49.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.73
UYU28.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.22
UYU47.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.86
UYU33.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.84
UYU32.35
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$7.65
UYU296.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$48.78
UYU1,889.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,426,233.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$17.59
UYU681.25
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$40.50
UYU1,568.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$631.38
UYU24,452.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$468.93
UYU18,160.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$102.20
UYU3,958.18
|
|
pay 18.4 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$421.70
UYU16,331.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,669.05
UYU297,012.33
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$3.37
UYU130.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.99
UYU154.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$5.19
UYU200.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$53.06
UYU2,054.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.53
UYU407.96
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$95.58
UYU3,701.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$48.77
UYU1,888.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$133.31
UYU5,163.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$112.14
UYU4,342.99
|
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