Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 59.1% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$6.93
£5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$7.62
£5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$5.18
£4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$7.03
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
$39.73
£31.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
$23.24
£18.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Uruguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
|
pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$5.93
£4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$4.02
£3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$79.68
£62.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$9.62
£7.57
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$76.78
£60.43
|
|
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