Greece vs Uruguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Uruguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2944
$3194
🏠 One person rent
$594
$570
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$488
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1114
$1004
💸 GDP per capita
$24752
$23907
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
8.19
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
78.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
76
🌐 English speaking %
51%
24%
🎓 Higher education
87
63
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
10.4M
3.39M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1237) is 6% less expensive than in Uruguay ($1321). Greece ranked 57th vs 52nd for Uruguay in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Greece compared to 0.8 months in Uruguay. Ranked 45th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Uruguay

We calculate prices for Greece and Uruguay as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 15 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Greece Uruguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$4
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$97.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3421
$3346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$1.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.64
$8.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$8.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.6
$9.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.4
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7464
$9033

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1436
643K
Crete
$1303
623K
Thessaloniki
$1225
310K
Piraeus
$1177
168K
Patras
$1111
174K
Heraklion
$1256
145K
Larissa
$1149
146K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kallithea
$1291
97.6K
Kifissia
$1415
48.7K
Nikaia
$1170
88.1K
Volos
$1101
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1265
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1281
72.9K
Ioannina
$1045
64.9K
Rhodes
$1284
54.6K
Katerini
$1036
59.2K
Chania
$1245
54.6K
Chalcis
$1224
64.5K
Serres
$1080
58.4K
Komotini
$1013
51.7K
Trikala
$1092
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1006
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1048
58.8K
Lamia
$930
47.5K
Kalamata
$1162
57.7K
Agrinio
$976
50.7K
Drama
$964
44.3K

In Uruguay

City Cost of living Population
Montevideo
$1492
1.3M
Ciudad de la Costa
$1312
112K
Salto
$1031
125K
Rivera
$816
103K
Paysandu
$878
76.4K
Maldonado
$1080
86.8K
Tacuarembo
$884
54.8K
Melo
$773
51.8K
Artigas
$959
40.7K
Mercedes
$1153
42K
Minas
$1348
38.4K
Barros Blancos
$1314
31.7K
Durazno
$1200
34.4K
Florida
$1223
33.6K
Punta del Este
$1646
9.28K