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Grocery Prices in Uruguay in July 2026

RULATAM in Montevideo, a 50-package basket costs 11,780.36 UYU / 292.80 USD.

The basket costs 11,780.36 UYU per month. Prices are checked on July 30 for everyday retail goods; the cost of living in Uruguay is tracked over time, not by anecdotal impressions. Rentals and personal expenses remain outside the index.

Key Points in This Release

This is the first release of RULATAM Uruguay 50. Montevideo is chosen as the country's main urban market: it's where the main networks are concentrated, online pricing is more affordable and it's easier to keep measurement comparability between releases.

Methodology

The meter is coming from Montevideo; it's the prices of the city, not the national average. Sources: Disco, Devoto, Géant, Tienda Inglesa, Ta-Ta and other verifiable online sources from Montevideo.

All prices are checked by RULATAM volunteers; the index excludes rent, utility bills, medicine, schools, taxes and flights; it is an applied monitoring of the cost of living, not official statistics.

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Survey Summary

TOTAL FOR 50 ITEMS 293 USD You need to buy 50 standard goods in Uruguay
Working hours:96 hoursYou need to work to buy goods from the index in Uruguay
Coffee cup index:58 cupsEquivalent to the value of 50 index goods in Uruguay
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Archived Release Snapshot

This is the first public release of the archive for the country, so no change is shown yet: below only the five most expensive and the five cheapest items of release.

Five Most Expensive Items

ItemRelease Price
Fresh salmon fillet
Salmon Fresco Filete Coho (Kg) · 1 kg; price published per kg		1 090,00 UYU · 27,09 USD
The ham in the cut
Jamon Cocido Schneck 1 Kg		860,00 UYU · 21,38 USD
Ariel Liquid Laundry Detergent
Jabón Líquido para Ropa Ariel Limpieza Profunda 3 L		655,00 UYU · 16,28 USD
Beef fillet/steak cut
Colita de Cuadril sin Hueso x 1 kg · 1 kg; price published per kg		565,00 UYU · 14,04 USD
Semi-hard cheese
Queso Sandwich CONAPROLE (Kg) · 1 kg; price published per kg		550,00 UYU · 13,67 USD

Five Least Expensive Items

ItemRelease Price
Green peas canned, 300--*
Arvejas Pontevedra Caja 340 G		39,00 UYU · 0,97 USD
Rice
Arroz Patna Vida 1 Kg		43,00 UYU · 1,07 USD
Sugar
Azúcar Ta-Ta 1 Kg		46,00 UYU · 1,14 USD
Whole milk
Leche Larga Vida Entera Calcar Caja 1L		48,00 UYU · 1,19 USD
Pasta short/spaghetti
Fideos Al Huevo Spaghetti Ta-Ta 500 G		55,00 UYU · 1,37 USD
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Frequently Asked Questions

In 2026, the cost of living in Uruguay is 11 780,36 UYUor 292,80 USD at an exchange rate of 40,16 UYU/USD It's an index of consumer items, not a full monthly budget for living in Uruguay.

The index includes 50 comparable goods and services: foods, drinks, meats, vegetables and fruits, groceries, dairy products, household chemicals, hygiene, basic pharmacy goods, gasoline, coffee, cigarettes and Big Mac. The index excludes housing rent, utility payments, medicine, schools, taxes and flights.

For the release for July 2026, prices are counted by city Montevideo.

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VersionUpdated 30.07.2026
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