Cost of living comparison

 Palau
compared to
 Uruguay
Uruguay vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 22.2% more expensive than Palau overall.

Restaurants
pay 21.9% more in Uruguay
Groceries
pay 42.3% less in Uruguay
Transportation
pay 48.7% more in Uruguay
Housing
pay 46.6% less in Uruguay
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.8% more in Uruguay
Clothing
pay 9.4% less in Uruguay

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Uruguay are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Uruguay. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Uruguay.

Uruguay vs. Palau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Palau, you would:

pay 21.9% more for restaurants

 
Palau
Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
 
$16.65
UYU676.79
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$9.31
UYU378.52
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.37
 
$1.79
UYU72.62

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

 
Palau
Uruguay
Bread
1 loaf
$3.44
 
$2.27
UYU92.11
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
 
$6.19
UYU251.79
Milk (1 gallon) $9.97
 
$3.87
UYU157.36

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pay 48.7% more for transportation

 
Palau
Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.75
 
$7.05
UYU286.74
Monthly public transit pass ?? $45.52
UYU1,850.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,500.00
 
$33,750.70
UYU1,371,911.75

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pay 46.6% less for housing

 
Palau
Uruguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$129.50
 
$38.19
UYU1,552.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $900.00
 
$604.11
UYU24,555.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $700.00
 
$444.71
UYU18,076.55

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Palau
Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $200.00
 
$340.39
UYU13,836.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,920.00
 
$7,149.59
UYU290,619.36

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Palau
Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
 
$3.27
UYU133.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.08
 
$3.80
UYU154.27
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.25
 
$4.87
UYU198.00

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

 
Palau
Uruguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.50
 
$85.71
UYU3,483.85
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.50
 
$46.60
UYU1,894.17
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$147.50
 
$124.95
UYU5,078.96

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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