Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.2% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.4% less in Thailand
- Groceries
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pay 12.5% less in Thailand
- Transportation
-
pay 35.7% less in Thailand
- Housing
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pay 44.9% less in Thailand
- Childcare
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pay 22.6% more in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 30.3% less in Thailand
- Clothing
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pay 40.1% less in Thailand
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU720.77
|
$2.33
THB78.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU403.12
|
$6.02
THB201.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU77.34
|
$0.70
THB23.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.83
|
$0.38
THB12.70
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU98.10
|
$1.40
THB46.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU268.16
|
$8.16
THB273.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU167.59
|
$6.68
THB223.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU151.43
|
$2.05
THB68.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU165.79
|
$1.29
THB43.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.64
|
$1.23
THB41.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU47.26
|
$0.52
THB17.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.51
|
$0.82
THB27.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU51.12
|
$0.66
THB22.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU34.14
|
$0.69
THB23.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.52
|
$0.54
THB17.93
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU305.38
|
$4.47
THB149.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,970.46
|
$25.43
THB851.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,461,079.69
|
$31,362.48
THB1,049,796.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU927.10
|
$9.67
THB323.55
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,653.47
|
$17.13
THB573.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,151.97
|
$389.22
THB13,028.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,251.44
|
$225.23
THB7,539.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,955.83
|
$55.17
THB1,846.84
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,735.78
|
$341.66
THB11,436.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU309,508.27
|
$10,344.18
THB346,250.66
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU141.75
|
$2.20
THB73.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU164.30
|
$1.90
THB63.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU210.87
|
$3.85
THB128.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,210.62
|
$48.79
THB1,633.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU412.76
|
$5.42
THB181.45
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,710.28
|
$38.62
THB1,292.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,017.29
|
$29.36
THB982.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,409.07
|
$82.78
THB2,770.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,354.38
|
$65.55
THB2,194.31
|
|
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