Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 43.6% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Chile, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
|
Chile
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2000
|
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8500
|
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.7900
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
|
pay 33.9% more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2200
|
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400
|
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2000
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8000
|
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
|
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