Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Uruguay Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Uruguay

😐 Solo nomad: United Kingdom is 5.9% more expensive than Uruguay without rent, and 64.6% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: United Kingdom is 13.8% more expensive than Uruguay without rent, and 50.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.18 £15.10
$16.96 UYU 661
18.99%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$88.4 £66.1
$54.8 UYU 2,137
61.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.31 £7.71
$11.65 UYU 454
-11.50%
Cappuccino
$4.61 £3.45
$4.16 UYU 162
10.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.40 £1.80
$2.39 UYU 93.3
0.42%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 £1.26
$1.85 UYU 72.2
-8.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.85 £5.12
$3.79 UYU 148
80.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.35 £4.75
$3.71 UYU 145
71.16%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 £1.25
$1.15 UYU 44.83
46.09%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 £1.29
$2.66 UYU 104
-34.96%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 £1.68
$1.59 UYU 62.0
40.88%
Eggs
$3.99 £2.99
$4.21 UYU 164
-5.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.64 £7.21
$13.43 UYU 524
-28.22%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.73 £6.53
$10.63 UYU 415
-17.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.38 £10.76
$11.30 UYU 441
27.26%
Apples (1kg)
$3.07 £2.30
$2.88 UYU 112
6.60%
Banana (1kg)
$1.70 £1.27
$2.43 UYU 94.7
-30.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.80 £2.09
$1.52 UYU 59.3
84.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.56 £2.66
$3.32 UYU 130
7.23%
Potato (1kg)
$1.68 £1.25
$2.04 UYU 79.5
-17.65%
Onion (1kg)
$1.60 £1.20
$2.00 UYU 78.1
-20.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.17 £0.88
$1.32 UYU 51.3
-11.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 £1.12
$1.71 UYU 66.6
-12.87%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.98 £14.94
$5.05 UYU 197
295.64%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.66 £7.97
$8.44 UYU 329
26.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.81 £2.10
$2.34 UYU 91.1
20.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.43 £2.57
$3.02 UYU 118
13.58%
🚌 Getting Around
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.27 £2.45
$1.19 UYU 46.24
174.79%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$94.2 £70.5
$44.25 UYU 1,726
112.93%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.33 £3.99
$1.46 UYU 56.9
265.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.60 £1.19
$1.51 UYU 59.0
5.96%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$27.11 £20.28
$10.84 UYU 423
150.09%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.99 £1.49
$1.94 UYU 75.5
2.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.6K £28.9K
$38.7K UYU 1.5M
-0.26%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.2K £30.1K
$39.0K UYU 1.5M
3.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$319 £239
$145 UYU 5,666
119.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.41 £13.02
$17.70 UYU 690
-1.64%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.06 £31.46
$42.70 UYU 1,665
-1.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.02 £34.42
$54.8 UYU 2,136
-15.98%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.18 £12.11
$18.67 UYU 728
-13.34%
Cinema Ticket
$13.72 £10.26
$10.32 UYU 403
32.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,716 £1,283
$459 UYU 17.9K
274.10%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$21.2K £15.8K
$8,556 UYU 333.7K
147.39%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$90.7 £67.9
$89.5 UYU 3,491
1.34%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.09 £32.98
$49.41 UYU 1,927
-10.77%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 £76.1
$117 UYU 4,575
-13.32%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$105 £78.8
$118 UYU 4,616
-10.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,418 £1,060
$608 UYU 23.7K
133.20%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,122 £839
$469 UYU 18.3K
139.06%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,313 £1,730
$1,018 UYU 39.7K
127.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,807 £1,352
$782 UYU 30.5K
131.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,834 £4,364
$3,369 UYU 131.4K
73.16%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,528 £3,387
$2,017 UYU 78.7K
124.50%
💵 Salaries & Financials
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,295 £2,464
$1,063 UYU 41.5K
209.96%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.75
6.45
-10.85%

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

Last update for United Kingdom: March 3, 2026

Last update for Uruguay: March 2, 2026

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