Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.2% cheaper than Uruguay.
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
UYU739.65
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
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