Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 3.4 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
|
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