Cost of living comparison
Austria is 19.3% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Austria instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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