Uruguay
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Uruguay
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Uruguay is about 1.81× South Korea.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. 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 South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Uruguay is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Uruguay, Big Mac costs 2.3× what it does in South Korea — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.34Uruguay
₩12,874
UYU 339South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.01Uruguay
₩384
USD 0.255South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.55Uruguay
₩3,445
USD 2.211South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.03Uruguay
₩2,279
USD 1.463South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
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
+119%
in KRW
It rose 51% in local currency, but 119% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Uruguay's inflation.
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