The country’s indicator is similar to that of Italy and Sweden, according to the specialized site Numbeo. Montevideo, the most expensive city in the region.
The cost of living in Uruguay is more than double that in Argentina.
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The cost of living in Uruguay it’s a 101.05% older that of Argentina and detaches itself from the countries of the region, resembling that of European nations such as Italy or Sweden, according to the indicator carried out periodically by the specialized site Numbeo.
If compared to the previous survey of the platform of Serbian origin, this figure represents an increase of 4.25% in the gap between the country and Argentine territory, driven, among other factors, by the exchange difference and the rise of the blue dollar.
In total, Uruguay accumulated 61.02 points in the index of the site founded by the ex-employee of Google, Mladen Adamovi, who takes into account “the relative prices of consumer goods such as groceries, restaurants, transportation and utilities”, but not including housing expenses such as rent or mortgage.
Thus, Uruguay is located in the order of some European countries. Thus, it is just above the level of Italy, who added 61 points, or Sweden, with 60.94, but also closely follows the 63.61 points of the United Kingdom or the 65.83 of Belgium, within the framework of a ranking headed by the Bermuda Islands (141.06 points) and has Swiss as the first country in the table, with 117.33.
Montevideo is still the most expensive city in the region
When inquiring into the survey carried out by Numbeo on cities around the world, Montevideo once again stands as the city with the highest cost of living in South America, reaching 61.22 points, well above the second Santiago de Chile, that accumulated 52.55 points. The capital, which has the most expensive dollar square meter in the region, also ranks first in Numbeo’s charts for rent, cost of living plus rent, groceries, restaurants, and purchasing power.
Regarding the comparison with Argentina, it once again shows a difference greater than 100%, given that Buenos Aires accumulated 30.17 points and finished 24 out of a total of 29 surveyed cities.
Source: Ambito
