Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 81.6% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.90
|
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.66
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.93
|
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.45
|
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.31
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.18
|
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.28
|
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.67
|
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,210.29
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.37
|
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
|
pay 69.0% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.31
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,294.01
|
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL887.25
|
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.99
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
|
pay 78.3% more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL547.33
|
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,522.31
|
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.23
|
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.72
|
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.01
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.99
|
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.32
|
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.92
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.25
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL274.15
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL283.10
|
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
|
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