Cost of living comparison
Albania is 25.9% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.3% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 16.2% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 5.9% less in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 37.0% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 50.6% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.2% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 15.1% less in Albania
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU701.44
|
$8.37
ALL768
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU392.30
|
$6.97
ALL640
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU75.26
|
$1.66
ALL152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.27
|
$0.81
ALL74
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU95.46
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU260.96
|
$5.29
ALL486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU163.09
|
$7.20
ALL661
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU147.36
|
$3.11
ALL286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU161.34
|
$3.11
ALL286
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.28
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU45.99
|
$1.05
ALL96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.82
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU49.75
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.23
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU32.62
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU297.18
|
$7.81
ALL717
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,917.59
|
$17.64
ALL1,619
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,421,878.59
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,594,740
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU902.23
|
$30.70
ALL2,818
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,609.11
|
$16.01
ALL1,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,450.31
|
$447.88
ALL41,116
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,734.92
|
$324.85
ALL29,821
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,849.69
|
$57.67
ALL5,294
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,340.41
|
$168.56
ALL15,474
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU301,204.10
|
$3,514.89
ALL322,667
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU137.95
|
$2.60
ALL238
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU159.89
|
$1.77
ALL163
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU205.22
|
$3.70
ALL340
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,151.31
|
$44.45
ALL4,081
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU401.69
|
$7.64
ALL701
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,610.73
|
$50.86
ALL4,669
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,963.16
|
$40.61
ALL3,728
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,263.95
|
$90.86
ALL8,341
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,237.55
|
$121.22
ALL11,128
|
|
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