Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 54.2% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Uruguay
- Groceries
-
pay 15.1% more in Uruguay
- Transportation
-
pay 28.6% more in Uruguay
- Housing
-
pay 7.4% less in Uruguay
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Uruguay
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Uruguay are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Uruguay.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,872
|
$16.65
UYU720.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,710
|
$9.31
UYU403.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA446
|
$1.79
UYU77.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA335
|
$1.34
UYU57.83
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA637
|
$2.27
UYU98.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.19
UYU268.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,465
|
$3.87
UYU167.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,806
|
$3.50
UYU151.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,465
|
$3.83
UYU165.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
UYU50.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA289
|
$1.09
UYU47.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$0.59
UYU25.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA578
|
$1.18
UYU51.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
UYU34.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA433
|
$0.77
UYU33.52
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,167
|
$7.05
UYU305.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.52
UYU1,970.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,750.70
UYU1,461,079.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.42
UYU927.10
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,833
|
$38.19
UYU1,653.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$604.11
UYU26,151.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$444.71
UYU19,251.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.38
UYU3,955.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$340.39
UYU14,735.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,149.59
UYU309,508.27
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,378
|
$3.27
UYU141.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,091
|
$3.80
UYU164.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA539
|
$4.87
UYU210.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA38,933
|
$51.06
UYU2,210.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,276
|
$9.53
UYU412.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.71
UYU3,710.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.60
UYU2,017.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.95
UYU5,409.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.59
UYU4,354.38
|
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