Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 41.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU695.00
|
$5.09
R$29.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU388.70
|
$5.99
R$34.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU74.57
|
$0.99
R$5.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU55.76
|
$0.60
R$3.46
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU94.59
|
$1.36
R$7.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU258.57
|
$3.98
R$22.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU161.59
|
$3.44
R$19.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU146.01
|
$1.87
R$10.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU159.86
|
$1.52
R$8.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU48.83
|
$0.81
R$4.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU45.57
|
$0.53
R$3.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.60
|
$0.45
R$2.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU49.29
|
$0.63
R$3.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU32.92
|
$0.49
R$2.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU32.32
|
$0.46
R$2.64
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU294.46
|
$3.67
R$21.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,900.00
|
$39.48
R$226.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,408,833.33
|
$19,264.28
R$110,536.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU893.95
|
$7.39
R$42.41
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,594.34
|
$17.79
R$102.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,216.81
|
$286.10
R$1,641.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,563.03
|
$200.36
R$1,149.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,814.37
|
$49.32
R$282.98
|
|
pay 15.4% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,208.85
|
$259.04
R$1,486.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU298,440.65
|
$6,658.88
R$38,208.01
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU136.68
|
$1.55
R$8.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU158.42
|
$1.55
R$8.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU203.33
|
$1.94
R$11.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,131.57
|
$21.85
R$125.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU398.00
|
$5.84
R$33.50
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,577.61
|
$43.13
R$247.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,945.15
|
$39.67
R$227.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,215.65
|
$69.89
R$401.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,198.67
|
$56.60
R$324.75
|
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