Uruguay

Compared with Norway, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Norway = 1×

Uruguay vs

Norway

Overall verdict

Uruguay is about 1.13× Norway.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Norway = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Norway. 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

Norway Norway = 1×

Uruguay is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 1 item

×1.55
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.17
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.79

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Uruguay, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.5× what it does in Norway — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.7×. 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 ×1.55

Uruguay NOK 2.46 USD 0.255

Norway NOK 1.59 USD 0.165

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.17

Uruguay NOK 88.57 UYU 339

Norway NOK 76.00 NOK 76

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.96

Uruguay NOK 21.97 USD 2.211

Norway NOK 22.94 USD 2.308

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.66

Uruguay NOK 14.54 USD 1.463

Norway NOK 22.13 USD 2.227

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com