Travel budget and cost of living in Uruguay how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Uruguay and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Uruguay. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Uruguay travel budget.
Travel budget in Uruguay
Uruguay: calculate your travel budget
Uruguay: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Uruguay for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 54 for 2 ppl.
- $ 18 per person
- $ 4.5 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 1368* (57316 UYU)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 115 for 2 ppl.
- $ 37 per person
- $ 12 per person
- $ 9.7 per person
Total budget:
$ 3246* (135982 UYU)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 146 for 2 ppl.
- $ 55 per person
- $ 27 per person
- $ 20 per person
Total budget:
$ 4858* (203532 UYU)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Uruguay in 2025
Cost of living: Uruguay VS United States
On average, the cost of living in Uruguay in 2025 is 21% less than in the United States (USA).
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Local prices in Uruguay by expense type
Uruguay: Restaurant budget

($ 11 to $ 24)
21% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 21 to $ 48)
34% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 9.5 to $ 14)
4% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.8 to $ 5.9)
43% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.8 to $ 4.5)
23% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2 to $ 5.9)
26% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.2 to $ 3.5)
14% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.1 to $ 2.9)
20% less than in the United States (USA)

Uruguay: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 42 to $ 168)
61% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 74 to $ 192)
35% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 79 to $ 259)
46% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 92 to $ 391)
50% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 112 to $ 322)
68% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 48 to $ 272)
44% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 77 to $ 331)
42% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 88 to $ 329)
33% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 82 to $ 302)
46% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 155 to $ 306)
3% less than in the United States (USA)

Uruguay: Supermarket food budget

($ 1 to $ 1.6)
3% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.3 to $ 9.5)
36% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.1 to $ 1.9)
67% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.9 to $ 5.6)
5% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 4.7 to $ 15)
19% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.1 to $ 3.5)
51% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.5 to $ 5.4)
37% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.1 to $ 2.6)
38% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.2 to $ 2.1)
28% less than in the United States (USA)

Uruguay: Public and private transport budget

($ 1 to $ 1.5)
55% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.6 to $ 4.3)
16% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.8 to $ 2.1)
84% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.5 to $ 2.4)
63% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 37 to $ 167)
36% less than in the United States (USA)

Uruguay: Leisure activity budget

($ 7.1 to $ 12)
34% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 12 to $ 30)
14% less than in the United States (USA)

Uruguay: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 4.7 to $ 5.6)
53% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 37 to $ 141)
57% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 15 to $ 71)
4% more than in the United States (USA)

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 1004)

(fair price: $ 782)

(fair price: $ 790)

(fair price: $ 1730)

(fair price: $ 919)

(fair price: $ 892)
About the information on the cost of living in Uruguay
The information about the cost of living in Uruguay shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Skyscanner and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Uruguay updated on 30-04-2025.
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