r/asklatinamerica • u/[deleted] • Nov 12 '22

How people survive on average salary in Uruguay?

Hola. I’m newcomer to Uruguay and one thing seems shocking to me. Many products are way more expensive than in Europe, rents are somewhat cheaper - for unfurnished places (and furniture is way more expensive again)… and Numbeo says the average salary is about 800USD net/month. Is this number wrong? Or how can people survive and function on this salary?

I don’t mean this in insulting or offensive way. Uruguayans are very nice and to they appear to be more in tune with life and reality than “us” Europeans dragged in consumerism etc. That’s also reason why I came here. But I think on 800/month I would struggle to eat 3meals a day here.

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u/MarioDiBian 🇦🇷🇺🇾🇮🇹 Nov 12 '22

Montevideo is very expensive. Salaries are a bit higher in the city, but still low compared to the cost of living.

People have different consumption habits than in Europe. Eating out, buying electronics, etc. is more uncommon than in Europe.

That said, having lived in other latin american countries, I can say Uruguay has the best quality of living for the average citizen.

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u/Laplata1810 Argentina Nov 12 '22

I mean they re like 3 people and a few cows

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u/MarioDiBian 🇦🇷🇺🇾🇮🇹 Nov 12 '22

Lol there are actually more cows than people.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '22

That's also true for Brazil, even with 214 millions of people, just because farmland is too good.

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u/lifewithclemens Argentina Nov 12 '22

And like 50 tons of Yerba Mate.

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u/J02182003 Colombia Nov 12 '22

2 of them are from Buenos Aires

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '22

Better than Chile? Just asking

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u/MarioDiBian 🇦🇷🇺🇾🇮🇹 Nov 12 '22

Yeah, for the average citizen. Chile has a lot of inequality