Cost of Living in Montevideo, Uruguay and Visiting Colonia del Sacramento too

We've heard from many travelers that Uruguay is one of the most expensive countries they've visited in Latin America. So we're going to check out the prices of goods and services, including food, rent, and transportation, in Uruguay's capital, Montevideo. And then we'll also compare them to the costs in the smaller touristy town of Colonia del Sacramento, about 2 and a half hours away.
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[@travelingexpatlife]

How interesting! We just assumed it wouldn’t be that expensive in Uruguay.🤷🏻‍♀️ Good to know.

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

Yes, it wasn’t something we expected either!

[@gaelalexandro4709]

Hello emilie mi name is Gael nos vimos en salta FANTASTIC VIDEO

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

¡Hola! Fue un placer conocerlos hoy 🙂

[@estelaherrera5800]

Hermoso el collar de Amatista

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

Gracias!

[@JayandSarah]

Those prices are insane. And you have to question why, a place would give you a discount when paying by credit card, when it COSTS them money to accept that instead of cash. This is a country best avoided from what I can see.

[@xinchen7117]

I googled because they gave back 22%tVTA to tourist as long as paid in electronic cash or alike

[@andresa.4699]

Es un incentivo que da el estado a los turistas, a los comercios se le descuenta la comisión y otras retenciones como cualquier transacción con tarjeta, el descuento del 22% lo asume el estado, o sea todos los uruguayos; y no entendí porque eso sería motivo suficiente para no venir, bueno no nos perdemos nada, suerte

[@leplane_]

It's worth visiting, but yeah the prices are outrageous. Just as much as in the states, though properties are cheaper comparatively speaking. The politicians should do something about it (ha! what goverment does this, but one can only wish right?!) because they will lose a lot of people to Argentina or other countries with lower cost of living.