Uruguay cost of life

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Finally i'm making the big step, or one of the big steps, or one step in the way, or ... whatever. I'm moving with my girlfriend, and my budget is in crisis. I figured out that the info about how much does it cost to live in Uruguay may eventually help someone somewhere, or at least it will be fun to compare.

Here goes one table with prices for some consumption items, that I hope will serve as example.

Item	Peso UY	USD	Comment
Lunch at restaurant	from 60 to 150	from 2.5 to 6.25	Places where you sit, and there's a waiter
Dinner for two in a fancy restaurant	from around 350 to 700	from around 15 to 30	appetizer, main course, dessert, good wine for both
Lunch at Mac Donald's	84	3.5	MD is not considered a cheap meal
Movie Theatre/Cinema	from 50 to 105	from 2 to 4.4	105 weekend price
Theater	around 200	around 8	pitty is so expensive
20km taxi drive in Montevideo	around 200	around 8.3	from carrasco to ciudad vieja
Urban bus ticket	16	0.7	this is a very expensive price for a generally bad service
1 lt of gasoline	31.6	1.32	ooOOOUCH!
Renting a one bedroom apartment in a fancy neighborhood	from around 4000 to 5000 plus common expenses	from around 170 to 210	neighborhood being pocitos or punta carretas
Renting a two bedroom apartment in a fancy neighborhood	from around 6000 to 8000 plus common expenses	from around 250 to 330	Two years ago prices were half of what they are now
Electricity bill	around 1000	around 40
Phone bill	from around 1500 to 3000	from around 62 to 125	five person house, one teenager
Water bill	around 300	around 12
cable tv bill	around 500	around 20
internet broadband (256k download)	from 800 to 1250	from 33 to 52	armed robbery
Renting a two bedroom apartment in a fancy neighborhood	from around 6000 to 8000 plus common expenses	from around 250 to 330	Two years ago prices were half of what they are now
Kilo of Potatoes	around 10	around 0.42
Kilo of apples	around 12	around 0.5
Kilo of bananas	around 17	around 0.7
1 lettuce	around 6	around 0.25
Kilo of fatless grinded meat	around 80	around 3.3
Kilo of beef loins	around 95	around 3.96
1 lt milk	10	0.42
1 loaf of bread	10	0.42

Is it expensive? cheap?

I don't have the mean income info, but if i have to guess it, i'd say for 70% of the population it's below 1000 usd, making everything rather expensive.
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