Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 26.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
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