OmanOman

Uruguay

Compared with Oman, using real observed prices.

Baseline: OmanOman = 1×

UruguayUruguay vs OmanOman
Overall verdict

UruguayUruguay is about 3.74× OmanOman.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs OmanOman = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Oman. 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 OmanOman Oman = 1× UruguayUruguay is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×8.50
  • Transport 2 items
    ×2.78
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×2.20

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

In Uruguay, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 8.5× what it does in Oman — but Diesel 1L costs only 2.2×. 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 ×8.50
    UruguayUruguay OMR 0.10 USD 0.255
    OmanOman OMR 0.01 USD 0.03
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.55
    UruguayUruguay OMR 0.85 USD 2.211
    OmanOman OMR 0.24 USD 0.622
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×2.20
    UruguayUruguay OMR 3.37 UYU 339
    OmanOman OMR 1.53 OMR 1.53
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.18
    UruguayUruguay OMR 0.56 USD 1.463
    OmanOman OMR 0.26 USD 0.671
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Uruguay

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+51%
in UYU
225 → 339
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+71%
in OMR

It rose 51% in local currency, but 71% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.