Greece vs Uruguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Uruguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1105
$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2963
🏠 One person rent
$527
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$950
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1026
$856
💸 GDP per capita
$23401
$22798
😃 Human freedom index
7.58
8.19
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
76
🌐 English speaking %
51%
24%
🎓 Higher education
86
64
😀 Quality of life
68
64
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3.44M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1105) is 8% less expensive than in Uruguay ($1199). Greece ranked 66th vs 53rd 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 0.7 months in Uruguay. Ranked 45th and 51st 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
$13.3
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$3.81
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2987
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2446
$2650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.7
$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.1
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$7.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$8.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$66.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$11.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6743
$7939

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1272
643K
Crete
$1150
623K
Thessaloniki
$1106
310K
Patras
$1011
174K
Piraeus
$1045
168K
Heraklion
$1093
145K
Peristeri
$1082
134K
Larissa
$1030
146K
Glyfada
$1437
89.6K
Kallithea
$1159
97.6K
Kifissia
$1265
48.7K
Nikaia
$1054
88.1K
Rhodes
$1070
54.6K
Nea Ionia
$1142
64.6K
Volos
$981
85.8K
Nea Smyrni
$1150
72.9K
Ioannina
$930
64.9K
Trikala
$1015
61.6K
Chalcis
$980
64.5K
Serres
$988
58.4K
Komotini
$899
51.7K
Palaio Faliro
$1258
64.9K
Xanthi
$948
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$911
59.5K
Chania
$1131
54.6K
Lamia
$836
47.5K
Kalamata
$1033
57.7K
Drama
$891
44.3K
Agrinio
$900
50.7K
Katerini
$973
59.2K

In Uruguay

City Cost of living Population
Montevideo
$1346
1.32M
Ciudad de la Costa
$1189
112K
Salto
$963
125K
Rivera
$758
103K
Maldonado
$965
86.8K
Paysandu
$818
76.4K
Melo
$707
51.8K
Tacuarembo
$815
54.8K
Mercedes
$1051
42K
Minas
$1238
38.4K
Barros Blancos
$1188
31.7K
Durazno
$1094
34.4K
Florida
$1120
33.6K
Artigas
$889
40.7K
Punta del Este
$1582
9.28K