Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 27.2% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Belize, you would:
pay 41.7% more for restaurants
|
Belize
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.98
|
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.11
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.67
|
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BZD1.99
|
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
|
Belize
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.69
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.16
|
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.48
|
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.17
|
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.88
|
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BZD1.48
|
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.67
|
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.58
|
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
|
pay 79.4% more for transportation
|
Belize
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.08
|
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.34
|
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,514.56
BZD21,210.44
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.58
BZD63.70
|
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
|
Belize
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD151.14
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.27
BZD1,448.92
|
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$566.55
BZD1,142.87
|
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.36
BZD158.08
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Belize
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belize
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.53
|
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.74
|
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.17
BZD8.41
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.75
BZD78.17
|
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.71
BZD23.62
|
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
|
Belize
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.43
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.69
BZD57.87
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.73
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.73
BZD233.45
|
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
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