Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 55.8% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.6% more in Uruguay
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Uruguay
- Transportation
-
pay 39.9% more in Uruguay
- Housing
-
pay 18.4% more in Uruguay
- Childcare
-
pay 98.3% more in Uruguay
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.7% more in Uruguay
- Clothing
-
pay 18.6% more in Uruguay
The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Uruguay are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Uruguay.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP626,904
|
$16.65
UYU705.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,131
|
$9.31
UYU394.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,333
|
$1.79
UYU75.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,200
|
$1.34
UYU56.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,784
|
$2.27
UYU95.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,037
|
$6.19
UYU262.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,436
|
$3.87
UYU163.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,894
|
$3.50
UYU148.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,635
|
$3.83
UYU162.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,285
|
$1.17
UYU49.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,048
|
$1.09
UYU46.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,865
|
$0.59
UYU24.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,844
|
$1.18
UYU50.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,368
|
$0.79
UYU33.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,212
|
$0.77
UYU32.79
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,615
|
$7.05
UYU298.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,716,825
|
$45.52
UYU1,927.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,350,888,762
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,429,289.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,141,860
|
$21.42
UYU906.93
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,651
|
$38.19
UYU1,617.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,252,024
|
$604.11
UYU25,582.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,809,218
|
$444.71
UYU18,832.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,435,174
|
$91.38
UYU3,869.76
|
|
pay 98.3% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,732,479
|
$340.39
UYU14,415.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,648,427
|
$7,149.59
UYU302,773.92
|
|
pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,673
|
$3.27
UYU138.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,160
|
$3.80
UYU160.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,115
|
$4.87
UYU206.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,530,065
|
$51.06
UYU2,162.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,514
|
$9.53
UYU403.78
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,065,606
|
$85.71
UYU3,629.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,181,551
|
$46.60
UYU1,973.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,349,387
|
$124.95
UYU5,291.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,316,069
|
$100.59
UYU4,259.64
|
|
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