Cost of living in Uruguay

Costos aproximados:

> accommodation prices
U$S 200 - 500
> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...)
U$S 0,75
> food prices(per month, how much does it cost you?)
U$S 200
> health prices (for those who need medical insurance)
U$S 50
> eduction prices (if you need to pay)
U$S 200
> energy prices (oil, electricity)
U$S 55 electricity
U$S 100 oil
> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)
U$S 20 Internet
U$S 30 TV/CABLE
U$S 50 Telephone
U$S 20 mobile
> prices of a good menu in a traditional restaurant
U$S 18
> prices of a beer and or a coffee in a regular pub
U$S 4
> price of the cinema
U$S 5

Bye

Cost of living can be extremely variable according to the place you live in (which would affect accomodation and food, for example) but most importantly depending on your lifestyle.

My husband and I live about 20 minutes away from Punta del Este, in a house we own ourselves. We don´t pay rent or mortgage, but we do pay a landscaping service for maintenance of 2.5 acres ($500/month) a pool maintenance service ($120/month) a cleaning woman who comes daily, 20 hrs a week (about $350/month including social security payments).

So household help is about $1,000 with a lot of help.

We have no children but we like to eat well and to shop at the most expensive supermarket. Our monthly bill is about $500 per month.

Our health insurance bill, at the best and most expensive insurer/hospital, is $214 per month total for both of us, including travel insurance, burial insurance and for my husband $500k worth of surgery insurance in the U.S.

We have a high electric bill because we run a sprinkler system for our very large yard, a pool filtering system, all the usual household appliances including hot water heating, and the heating of our home is entirely run on electric systems. So for us on average it´s US$240/month.

As far as going out for meals, we prefer to go out less often to better places. A typical dinner is usually between $30 and $50 each for us, at some of the pricey places, with wine, dessert, etc.

What about income taxes and investment income? How much can you earn on your savings? How do they tax outsiders?

The problem with giving figures to represent the cost of living is these figures change over time, and also they are only ever given in ranges eg apts $200-$500, because people have different living standards. In my opinion you would find it very difficult to find a place for $200 in Montevideo!

Here is an article about estimating the cost of living in Uruguay, I hope you find it helpful: http://guide.totaluruguay.com/Country_O … o-Estimate

Hola! Nadie escribe en español en este blog..?
Mi compañero y yo nos vamos a ir a vivir a Montevideo en septiembre (nuestro bebé tendra entonces 6 meses). Estamos buscando una casa para alquilar, pero los precios son bastante mas altos de lo previsto...alguien conocido de uds. alquila una casa, conoce a alguien que quiera alquilar o tiene algun consejo al respecto?
Gracias de antemano por las respuestas!
Cristina

hola cristina! podrias ser un poco mas especifica? en que lugar de montevideo quieren vivir? hay mucha diferencia entre barrios, o mejor aun, cuanto estan dispuestos o pueden pagar? con esta informacion les puedo enviar fotos y precios.

Hola,

la version española del foro esta aqui https://www.expat.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=2168

Un saludo,

Julien