Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 85.1% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
|
pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
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