Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 44.1% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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