Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 0.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Italy, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.48
|
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
|
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