Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 15.2% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Uruguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Uruguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Uruguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
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