Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 3.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
|
pay 99.4% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
|
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