Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 19.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Uruguay
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.82
|
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Uruguay
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.69
|
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.99
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.93
|
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.97
|
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.12
|
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.61
|
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£77.85
|
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,605.65
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.59
|
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.23
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£985.56
|
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£809.03
|
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£181.65
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,186.85
|
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,764.09
|
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.46
|
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.27
|
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.85
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.91
|
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.22
|
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Uruguay
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.16
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.80
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£71.61
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£76.65
|
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
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