Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 3.0 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
|
pay 62.6% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
Eritrea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
|
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