What is the cost of living in Uruguay? Well, for many it depends 
on where and how they live. What is for certain is that right now 1 US dollar is equal to about 23 Uruguayan pesos, which is better than it was last year.
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I found this complete chart the other day on www.from-uruguay.com, and although it is dated September of 2008, nearly a year ago, the information is still pretty accurate.
Item
Peso UY
USD
Comment
Lunch at restaurant
from 100 to 200
from 5 to 10
Places where you sit, and there’s a waiter
Dinner for two in a fancy restaurant
from around 500 to 1200
from around 25 to 60
appetizer, main course, dessert, good wine for both
Lunch at Mac Donald’s
120
6
MD is not considered a cheap meal
Movie Theatre/Cinema
from 50 to 105
from 2.5 to 5
105 weekend price
Theater
around 300
around 15
expensive
20km taxi drive in Montevideo
around 350
around 15
from carrasco to ciudad vieja
Urban bus ticket
13.5
0.675
government is making it cheaper
1 lt of gasoline
32
1.6
got a car now
Renting a one bedroom apartment in a fancy neighborhood
from around 6000 to 8000 plus common expenses
from around 300 to 400
neighborhood being pocitos or punta carretas
Renting a two bedroom apartment in a fancy neighborhood
from around 7000 to 12000 plus common expenses
from around 350 to 600
for some reason real state bubble hasnt burst here, again this is per month.
Electricity bill
around 1000
around 50
Phone bill
from around 1500 to 3000
from around 75 to 150
five person house, one teenager
Water bill
around 300
around 15
cable tv bill
around 600
around 30
internet broadband (256k download)
from 200 to 600
from 10 to 30
at least some things are less expensive
Kilo of Potatoes
around 20
around 1
Kilo of apples
around 30
aroundaround 1.5
Kilo of bananas
around 25
around 1.25
1 lettuce
around 12
around 0.6
Kilo of fatless grinded meat
around 138
around 6.9
Kilo of beef loins
around 170
around 8.5
1 lt milk
18
0.9
1 loaf of bread
18
0.9
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION ON THE COST OF LIVING IN URUGUAY. Clearly based on your information Uruguay is a PUBLIC SHIT HOLE! With their 60% import tax and 21% vat tax this really make Uruguay a south american public shit hole! Most of the prices in Uruguay are TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS! ANY ONE STUPID ENOUGH TO MOVE TO URUGUAY AND LIVE REALLY HAS HIS AND HER HEAD ALL THE WAY UP THEIR ASS HOLE! YOU BELONG IN A PUBLIC NURSING HOME! YOU ARE 100% SENILE!
Mr. George Bush (guy does not have the guts to put his own name) obviously has an opinion. Is this mans assumption correct? Obviously he does not live here or understand the import duty in America in the 50′s were just and bad. Not to mention the tax rate that is outrageous. I would like to hear from someone who lives there?
It looks like Uruguay is a low cost of living place where you can live comfortably on less than $1000 per month. Who ever that loser George Bush is must be really ignorant and stupid. No need to swear and no need to be rude. Just shows his lack of intelligence.
Thank you Mr. bush for the reality check.
eveyone always need some form of travel tips to prepare them on what to expect on their destination*’-
no wonder your name is George Bush, you’re just as stupid as him