Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 77.9% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
|
pay 71.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
|
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