Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.1 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
|
pay 46.9% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
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