Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 20.2% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
|
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