Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.5 times more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
|
pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
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