Uruguay
Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Israel = 1×
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 1.11×
Israel.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Israel = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Israel. 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
Israel
Israel = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Uruguay, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Israel — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.38
Uruguay ILS 0.80 USD 0.255
Israel ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.38
Uruguay ILS 27.53 UYU 339
Israel ILS 20.00 ILS 20
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.87
Uruguay ILS 6.58 USD 2.211
Israel ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.61
Uruguay ILS 4.36 USD 1.463
Israel ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
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
+64%
in ILS
It rose 51% in local currency, but 64% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.