Uruguay
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Uruguay
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 1.27× Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Uruguay is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Australia
Australia = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Uruguay, Gasoline 1L costs 1.8× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.78Uruguay
A$3.21
USD 2.211Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.54Uruguay
A$13.07
UYU 339Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.03Uruguay
A$2.12
USD 1.463Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.98Uruguay
A$0.37
USD 0.255Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
225 → 339
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+87%
in AUD
It rose 51% in local currency, but 87% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.
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