Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 69.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
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Uruguay
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$1.63
PKR454.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$3.70
PKR1,030.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$0.30
PKR83.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$0.20
PKR56.77
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$0.54
PKR151.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$2.48
PKR689.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$2.74
PKR762.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$1.15
PKR321.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$1.24
PKR344.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$0.47
PKR129.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$0.28
PKR77.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$0.32
PKR89.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$0.23
PKR63.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.17
PKR46.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.22
PKR61.40
|
|
pay 63.8% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$3.71
PKR1,033.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$6.71
PKR1,869.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,224,661.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$4.64
PKR1,292.11
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$13.82
PKR3,849.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$88.73
PKR24,710.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$52.29
PKR14,561.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$60.51
PKR16,849.94
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$34.35
PKR9,566.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$1,271.23
PKR354,018.94
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$1.82
PKR508.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$1.50
PKR416.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$1.89
PKR526.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$12.72
PKR3,541.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$3.87
PKR1,077.96
|
|
pay 64.6% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$14.19
PKR3,950.77
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$21.90
PKR6,097.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$61.34
PKR17,083.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$28.94
PKR8,059.11
|
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