Cost of living comparison
Norway is 32.1% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Norway instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 51.3% more for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
|
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
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