Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.0 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Laos, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$18.16
UYU756.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$9.86
UYU410.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$2.23
UYU92.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$1.67
UYU69.61
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$2.44
UYU101.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$6.68
UYU278.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$4.26
UYU177.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$3.72
UYU154.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$4.37
UYU182.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.14
UYU47.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$1.27
UYU52.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$0.73
UYU30.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$1.22
UYU50.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$0.86
UYU35.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$0.84
UYU34.80
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$7.65
UYU318.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$48.78
UYU2,032.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,534,325.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$17.59
UYU732.88
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$40.50
UYU1,687.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$631.38
UYU26,305.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$468.93
UYU19,537.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$102.20
UYU4,258.16
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$421.70
UYU17,569.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$7,669.05
UYU319,522.35
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$3.37
UYU140.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$3.99
UYU166.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$5.19
UYU216.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$53.06
UYU2,210.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$10.53
UYU438.88
|
|
pay 71.1% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$95.58
UYU3,982.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$48.77
UYU2,032.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$133.31
UYU5,554.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$112.14
UYU4,672.14
|
|
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