Cost of living comparison
Poland is 16.5% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.4% less in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 27.2% less in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 31.6% less in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 11.6% more in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 11.2% less in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.9% less in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 21.7% less in Poland
Expenses including transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU698.64
|
$8.88
PLN33.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU390.74
|
$7.49
PLN28.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU74.96
|
$1.74
PLN6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.05
|
$1.43
PLN5.43
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU95.08
|
$1.18
PLN4.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU259.92
|
$4.31
PLN16.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU162.44
|
$3.58
PLN13.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU146.78
|
$2.93
PLN11.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU160.70
|
$2.70
PLN10.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.08
|
$0.43
PLN1.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU45.81
|
$0.71
PLN2.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.72
|
$0.76
PLN2.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU49.55
|
$1.09
PLN4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.09
|
$0.37
PLN1.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU32.49
|
$0.49
PLN1.85
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU296.00
|
$6.07
PLN22.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,909.96
|
$28.33
PLN107.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,416,216.81
|
$30,111.92
PLN113,999.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU898.64
|
$7.74
PLN29.30
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,602.70
|
$14.40
PLN54.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,348.97
|
$601.98
PLN2,279.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,660.32
|
$478.28
PLN1,810.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,834.36
|
$184.01
PLN696.66
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,283.31
|
$318.05
PLN1,204.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU300,004.73
|
$6,011.28
PLN22,757.89
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU137.40
|
$3.12
PLN11.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU159.25
|
$3.04
PLN11.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU204.40
|
$4.55
PLN17.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,142.74
|
$32.52
PLN123.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU400.09
|
$6.47
PLN24.49
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,596.36
|
$75.63
PLN286.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,955.34
|
$35.26
PLN133.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,242.99
|
$78.29
PLN296.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,220.68
|
$87.22
PLN330.22
|
|
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