Cost of living comparison
United States is 50.5% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in United States instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
$109.59
|
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