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Uruguay

Compared with United States, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United StatesUnited States = 1×

UruguayUruguay vs United StatesUnited States
Overall verdict

UruguayUruguay is about 1.41× United StatesUnited States.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United StatesUnited States = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United States. 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 United StatesUnited States United States = 1× UruguayUruguay is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.44
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.43
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.36

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

In Uruguay, Gasoline 1L costs 1.9× what it does in United States — but Diesel 1L costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.93
    UruguayUruguay $2.21 USD 2.211
    United StatesUnited States $1.15 USD 1.146
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.43
    UruguayUruguay $8.76 UYU 339
    United StatesUnited States $6.12 USD 6.12
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.36
    UruguayUruguay $0.26 USD 0.255
    United StatesUnited States $0.19 USD 0.188
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.08
    UruguayUruguay $1.46 USD 1.463
    United StatesUnited States $1.36 USD 1.356
    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 USD

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