Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 26.0% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.4% less in Uruguay
- Groceries
-
pay 21.8% less in Uruguay
- Transportation
-
pay 0.3% less in Uruguay
- Housing
-
pay 56.4% less in Uruguay
- Childcare
-
pay 65.0% less in Uruguay
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.0% less in Uruguay
- Clothing
-
pay 6.2% more in Uruguay
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Uruguay.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€17.96
|
$16.65
UYU721.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.36
|
$9.31
UYU403.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.97
|
$1.79
UYU77.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.84
|
$1.34
UYU57.90
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.00
|
$2.27
UYU98.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.42
|
$6.19
UYU268.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.63
|
$3.87
UYU167.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.05
|
$3.50
UYU151.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.32
|
$3.83
UYU165.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$1.17
UYU50.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.09
UYU47.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$0.59
UYU25.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.64
|
$1.18
UYU51.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.79
UYU34.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.77
UYU33.56
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.07
|
$7.05
UYU305.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.52
UYU1,972.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,687.32
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,462,845.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.42
|
$21.42
UYU928.22
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.04
|
$38.19
UYU1,655.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,686.10
|
$604.11
UYU26,183.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,562.95
|
$444.71
UYU19,274.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€201.64
|
$91.38
UYU3,960.61
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,452.14
|
$340.39
UYU14,753.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,301.76
|
$7,149.59
UYU309,882.28
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.95
|
$3.27
UYU141.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.13
|
$3.80
UYU164.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.87
|
$4.87
UYU211.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.02
|
$51.06
UYU2,213.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.28
|
$9.53
UYU413.26
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€77.92
|
$85.71
UYU3,714.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€39.87
|
$46.60
UYU2,019.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€91.68
|
$124.95
UYU5,415.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€121.69
|
$100.59
UYU4,359.64
|
|
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