Cost of living comparison

 Uruguay
compared to
 Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary

Pennsylvania is 82.4% more expensive than Uruguay overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.1% more in Pennsylvania
Groceries
pay 65.3% more in Pennsylvania
Transportation
pay 3.0% less in Pennsylvania
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Pennsylvania
Childcare
pay 4.7 times more in Pennsylvania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 48.9% more in Pennsylvania
Clothing
pay 21.0% less in Pennsylvania

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Pennsylvania are more expensive than in Uruguay. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Pennsylvania. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Uruguay, you would:

pay 19.1% more for restaurants

 
Uruguay
Pennsylvania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.65
UYU705.09
$19.53
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.31
UYU394.35
$9.30
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
UYU75.65
$2.27
 

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pay 65.3% more for groceries

 
Uruguay
Pennsylvania
Bread
1 loaf
$2.27
UYU95.96
$3.25
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.19
UYU262.32
$7.37
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
UYU163.94
$4.35
 

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

 
Uruguay
Pennsylvania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.05
UYU298.73
$3.58
 
Monthly public transit pass $45.52
UYU1,927.59
$66.58
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,750.70
UYU1,429,289.16
$31,817.25
 

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Uruguay
Pennsylvania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.19
UYU1,617.49
$62.16
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $604.11
UYU25,582.95
$1,357.77
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $444.71
UYU18,832.56
$1,179.21
 

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

 
Uruguay
Pennsylvania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.39
UYU14,415.15
$1,481.93
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,149.59
UYU302,773.92
$35,614.17
 

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Uruguay
Pennsylvania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.27
UYU138.67
$5.58
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
UYU160.72
$5.03
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.87
UYU206.29
$11.13
 

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

 
Uruguay
Pennsylvania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.71
UYU3,629.55
$53.27
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.60
UYU1,973.39
$39.31
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$124.95
UYU5,291.38
$83.69
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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