Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Uruguay

For one person, living is cheaper in Uruguay: $1,638 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $28,900 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London, United Kingdom
Uruguay
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
/mo nomad
🇺🇾 Uruguay
$1,638
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: London is 49% more expensive than Uruguay without rent, and 147.1% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 54.1% more expensive than Uruguay without rent, and 130.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Uruguay
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.36 £19.59
$16.53 UYU 665
59.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$109 £80.7
$53.0 UYU 2,131
104.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £7.96
$12.47 UYU 501
-14.11%
Cappuccino
$5.59 £4.15
$4.27 UYU 172
30.91%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 £2.23
$2.35 UYU 94.3
27.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 £1.65
$1.76 UYU 71.0
26.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 £7.17
$3.79 UYU 152
154.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.26 £6.14
$3.65 UYU 147
126.30%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Uruguay
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.46
$1.23 UYU 49.34
60.16%
White Bread (500g)
$2.09 £1.55
$2.61 UYU 105
-19.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 £1.93
$1.70 UYU 68.3
52.35%
Eggs
$5.37 £3.99
$4.35 UYU 175
23.45%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 £9.75
$13.18 UYU 530
-0.46%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.03 £8.20
$10.37 UYU 417
6.36%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.73 £13.17
$11.13 UYU 448
59.30%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.36
$2.75 UYU 111
15.27%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$2.46 UYU 98.9
-43.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.82 £2.10
$1.51 UYU 60.6
86.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.36 £2.50
$3.05 UYU 123
10.16%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 £1.26
$1.90 UYU 76.6
-10.53%
Onion (1kg)
$1.78 £1.32
$2.07 UYU 83.3
-14.01%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 £1.11
$1.29 UYU 51.8
15.50%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.35
$1.83 UYU 73.6
-0.55%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.85 £17.72
$5.49 UYU 221
334.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.44 £9.98
$7.42 UYU 299
81.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.31
$2.24 UYU 90.3
38.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.49 £3.34
$2.78 UYU 112
61.51%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Uruguay
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 £3.07
$1.50 UYU 60.4
175.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$266 £198
$75.5 UYU 3,037
252.24%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 £4.44
$1.90 UYU 76.6
214.74%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.39 £2.52
$1.05 UYU 42.20
222.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$56.6 £42.03
$13.97 UYU 562
304.80%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.21 £1.64
$2.16 UYU 86.8
2.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.4K
$26.9K UYU 1.1M
42.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.0K £30.5K
$36.4K UYU 1.5M
12.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Uruguay
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$372 £277
$155 UYU 6,240
139.98%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 £13.87
$21.30 UYU 857
-12.39%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.53 £30.12
$39.59 UYU 1,592
2.37%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Uruguay
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.0 £41.63
$45.03 UYU 1,811
24.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.10 £12.71
$19.21 UYU 773
-10.98%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.34
$11.02 UYU 443
62.89%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Uruguay
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,946 £2,189
$581 UYU 23.3K
407.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$47.6K £35.4K
$9,836 UYU 395.6K
384.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Uruguay
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £86.4
$87.1 UYU 3,504
33.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.9 £42.28
$50.6 UYU 2,034
12.52%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 £95.1
$119 UYU 4,800
7.18%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$110 UYU 4,429
39.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Uruguay
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,935 £2,182
$695 UYU 27.9K
322.48%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,258 £1,678
$532 UYU 21.4K
324.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,250 £3,901
$1,128 UYU 45.4K
365.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,859 £2,868
$918 UYU 36.9K
320.30%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$17.2K £12.8K
$3,511 UYU 141.2K
389.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,278 £6,152
$1,956 UYU 78.7K
323.30%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Uruguay
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,621 £4,177
$1,097 UYU 44.1K
412.13%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.78
5.81
-17.73%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for Uruguay: November 1, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Uruguay
$532 76.4% $1.7K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$432
Uruguay
$216 49.9% $216
Eating Out
London
$396
Uruguay
$264 33.4% $132
Groceries & Markets
London
$360
Uruguay
$306 15.1% $55
Getting Around
London
$305
Uruguay
$89 71% $217
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Uruguay
$165 19.3% $39
Sport & Entertainment
London
$92
Uruguay
$67 27% $25
Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇺🇾 Uruguay
🕒 Local time
11:06 11:06 AM
08:06 8:06 AM
3 h behind London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
3,444,263
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

UYU, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

British Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.835 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

Uruguayan Peso exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 40.22 UYU (100 UYU = 2.49 USD). 1 EUR = 45.17 UYU (100 UYU = 2.21 EUR).

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  • London Uruguay 11,050 km ≈ 14 h nonstop flight
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