Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 43.0% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.4% less in Philippines
- Groceries
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pay 1.6% less in Philippines
- Transportation
-
pay 56.0% less in Philippines
- Housing
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pay 39.5% less in Philippines
- Childcare
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pay 38.7% less in Philippines
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.7% less in Philippines
- Clothing
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pay 49.3% less in Philippines
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Philippines.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU676.79
|
$3.60
₱203.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU378.52
|
$3.18
₱179.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU72.62
|
$0.73
₱41.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU54.30
|
$0.40
₱22.57
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU92.11
|
$1.17
₱65.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU251.79
|
$3.38
₱190.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU157.36
|
$6.61
₱373.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU142.19
|
$1.92
₱108.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU155.67
|
$1.82
₱102.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU47.55
|
$1.33
₱75.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU44.37
|
$0.64
₱36.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU23.95
|
$1.14
₱64.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU48.00
|
$0.67
₱38.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU32.06
|
$0.97
₱54.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU31.48
|
$1.21
₱68.22
|
|
pay 56.0% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU286.74
|
$4.22
₱238.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,850.21
|
$11.49
₱649.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,371,911.75
|
$26,375.77
₱1,489,927.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU870.52
|
$2.70
₱152.46
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,552.56
|
$29.28
₱1,654.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU24,555.95
|
$242.58
₱13,703.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,076.55
|
$157.31
₱8,886.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,714.41
|
$81.80
₱4,621.04
|
|
pay 38.7% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU13,836.47
|
$165.07
₱9,324.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU290,619.36
|
$5,295.45
₱299,131.77
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU133.10
|
$1.23
₱69.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU154.27
|
$2.19
₱123.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU198.00
|
$2.57
₱144.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,075.71
|
$29.66
₱1,675.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU387.57
|
$5.28
₱298.27
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,483.85
|
$35.44
₱2,001.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,894.17
|
$22.98
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,078.96
|
$64.92
₱3,666.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,088.64
|
$60.53
₱3,419.25
|
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