Uruguay
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Uruguay
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 1.58× Canada.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Uruguay, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in Canada — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.07Uruguay
C$0.35
USD 0.255Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.58Uruguay
C$12.17
UYU 339Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.55Uruguay
C$3.14
USD 2.211Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.95Uruguay
C$2.08
USD 1.463Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
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 CAD
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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