Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 0.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Finland, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.59
|
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.54
|
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.09
|
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.16
|
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.33
|
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.02
|
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.60
|
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€704.20
|
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€579.82
|
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.40
|
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.99
|
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.01
|
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.95
|
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.09
|
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
|
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