Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 17.6% more expensive than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.0% more in Uruguay
- Groceries
-
pay 37.8% more in Uruguay
- Transportation
-
pay 41.7% more in Uruguay
- Housing
-
pay 42.5% more in Uruguay
- Childcare
-
pay 23.3% less in Uruguay
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.6% more in Uruguay
- Clothing
-
pay 6.7% more in Uruguay
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Uruguay are more expensive than in Lithuania.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.90
|
$16.65
UYU702.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
$9.31
UYU392.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$1.79
UYU75.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.34
UYU56.37
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
$2.27
UYU95.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$6.19
UYU261.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.70
|
$3.87
UYU163.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
$3.50
UYU147.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$3.83
UYU161.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.17
UYU49.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.09
UYU46.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.59
UYU24.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$1.18
UYU49.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.32
|
$0.79
UYU33.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.77
UYU32.68
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$7.05
UYU297.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€27.57
|
$45.52
UYU1,920.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€32,335.08
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,424,279.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.77
|
$21.42
UYU903.75
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
$38.19
UYU1,611.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€466.72
|
$604.11
UYU25,493.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€319.79
|
$444.71
UYU18,766.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€135.16
|
$91.38
UYU3,856.19
|
|
pay 23.3% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€438.67
|
$340.39
UYU14,364.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,022.23
|
$7,149.59
UYU301,712.60
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$3.27
UYU138.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$3.80
UYU160.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
$4.87
UYU205.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€38.10
|
$51.06
UYU2,154.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$9.53
UYU402.36
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€86.92
|
$85.71
UYU3,616.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€34.48
|
$46.60
UYU1,966.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€81.69
|
$124.95
UYU5,272.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€130.04
|
$100.59
UYU4,244.70
|
|
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