Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 52.2% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Albania, you would:
pay 51.3% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL290
|
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
|
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