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Cost of living and expenses in Uruguay
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Uruguay?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Uruguay, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Uruguay
(The last update: 6 days ago)
Currency in Uruguay Uruguayan peso (UYU). For 10 US dollars you can get 447 Uruguayan pesos. For 100 US dollars you can get 4.47 thousand Uruguayan pesos. And the other way around: For 100 Uruguayan pesos you can get 2.23 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Uruguay
What are the different prices in the cities in Uruguay? Look here: Prices in cities in Uruguay
Prices: Maldonado Montevideo Florida Mercedes Las Piedras San Carlos Fray Bentos Durazno Minas Rocha
fees
$119 ($76 - $179)
by half less than in United States
internet
$36 ($29 - $54)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$85 ($56 - $112)
62% more than in United States
average earnings
$979
79% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$514 ($402 - $670)
71% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$712 ($492 - $1.13K)
71% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Uruguay:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.1 (UYU 50)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $40 (UYU 1.8K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.7 (UYU 77)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $35.8K (UYU 1.6M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $514 (UYU 23K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $390 (UYU 17.4K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $857 (UYU 38.3K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $712 (UYU 31.9K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $119 (UYU 5.33K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $36 (UYU 1.6K)
- numb_34 $15.5 (UYU 694)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $85 (UYU 3.81K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $40 (UYU 1.78K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $101 (UYU 4.52K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $100 (UYU 4.46K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $34.9K (UYU 1.56M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $345 (UYU 15.4K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.25K (UYU 101K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $7.02K (UYU 314K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.65K (UYU 73.7K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $979 (UYU 43.8K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 7.4%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.3 (UYU 60)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.5 (UYU 65)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $10.1 (UYU 450)
Price changes in previous years in Uruguay
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2011: $619(UYU 27.7K), 2012: $986(UYU 44.1K), 2013: $1.03K(UYU 46.2K), 2014: $1.25K(UYU 56K), 2015: $1.37K(UYU 61.5K), 2016: $1.57K(UYU 70.4K), 2017: $1.63K(UYU 73K), and 2018: $1.95K(UYU 87K)
Have earnings increased in Uruguay?
See the average salary in previous years in 2011: $276(UYU 12.3K), 2012: $401(UYU 17.9K), 2013: $392(UYU 17.5K), 2014: $559(UYU 25K), 2015: $433(UYU 19.4K), 2016: $379(UYU 16.9K), 2017: $404(UYU 18.1K), and 2018: $622(UYU 27.8K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2011: $72(UYU 3.24K), 2012: $64(UYU 2.86K), 2013: $86(UYU 3.85K), 2014: $60(UYU 2.7K), 2015: $72(UYU 3.21K), 2016: $106(UYU 4.75K), 2017: $84(UYU 3.74K), and 2018: $85(UYU 3.79K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2011: $23(UYU 1.02K), 2012: $16.8(UYU 753), 2013: $19.4(UYU 869), 2014: $17.3(UYU 772), 2015: $17.5(UYU 785), 2016: $18.7(UYU 838), 2017: $23(UYU 1.01K), and 2018: $24(UYU 1.07K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Uruguay in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2011: $41(UYU 1.83K), 2012: $54(UYU 2.43K), 2013: $58(UYU 2.6K), 2014: $55(UYU 2.48K), 2015: $58(UYU 2.62K), 2016: $60(UYU 2.71K), 2017: $58(UYU 2.61K), and 2018: $60(UYU 2.68K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
rice
$1.4 ($0.89 - $1.8)
70% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$979
79% is less expensive than in United States
fees
$119 ($76 - $179)
by half less than in United States
wine
$6.7 ($4.2 - $8.9)
by half less than in United States
bottle of water
$1.5 ($0.89 - $2.7)
26% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$36 ($29 - $54)
by half less than in United States