Uruguay Expats Blog, cost of living

QA: Nanny Costs (cost of living)

Posted by Blog Answers: (cost of living) On 11/25/08 04:23 , Charla Cooper asked the following question: Does anyone know how much a nanny costs in Montevideo Read more: Q and A: Nanny Costs [click]
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Cost of Living... Price Increases (cost of living)

Posted by Lee: (cost of living) I have two surprise price increases today. I had lunch at Fellini's restaurant and the bill for the menu executivo always came up 190 pesos. So when I check came I gave them a 200 peso bill. Oops Read more: Cost of Living... Price Increases [click]
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QA: Moving from Colombia to Uruguay (cost of living)

Posted by Blog Answers: (cost of living) On 03/06/09 10:46 , Donna asked the following question: I am an American living in Medellin, Colombia. Wish to live closer to the water, i understand Uruguay is beautiful and many english speaking people living in Uruguay. Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, Donna PS I do have a budget to
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Price of Goods (cost of living)

Posted by Website Introductions: (cost of living) During times like this, the cost of goods matter more than ever. People now look deeper at the price of goods before making any purchase decisions, which is essential if they want to survive any impending crisis. Expats dwelling in Uruguay will find the following table useful. It contains hard estimates of the costs of various goods that people
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Beyond Beef... Fruit and the Cost of Living in Uruguay (cost of living)

Posted by Lee: (cost of living) Although Uruguay is well known for its meet, especially beef... there is much more to food in Uruguay. Here is a quick look at some of the fruit that is available in Uruguay. Read more: Beyond Beef... Fruit and the Cost of Living in Uruguay [click]
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Aguinaldo... twice a year Bonus for your employees (cost of living)

Posted by Lee: (cost of living) I'm a bit late in writing this post... but it's an important topic: Aguinaldo . In Uruguay, aguinaldo is a payment to employees twice a year. In June and in December. Employers are supposed to set aside the amounts for this payment. Whether you set it aside or pay from your current account... the calculation for aguinaldo is easy Just
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A trip to the Eye Doctor and Cost of Living (cost of living)

Posted by Lee: (cost of living) Yesteryday I had an appointment for an eye exam at the British Hospital. I arrived a few minutes before my 7 PM appointment and was given the choice of paying the $100 peso fee or having it billed to me. I forked over the cash. About US$4.75. I asked the Dr what Optician he recommended and he said there was a list on the website that gave
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Living in Uruguay is Easy Our Free Report tells you how Live like a King on Pennies a Day (cost of living)

Posted by Lee: (cost of living) "Living in Uruguay is Easy Our Free Report tells you how Live like a King on Pennies a Day" is an advertisement I saw online yesterday. I decided to check it as I've lived in Uruguay for over three years and 1) don't feel I like like a king and 2) spend way more than pennies a day. I was hoping that maybe this free report would give me a few hints
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Cost of Living Chart of Montevideo (cost of living)

Posted by Website Introductions: (cost of living) It's very natural for anyone who intends to transfer homes to go ahead and check out the cost of living there. We just cannot live without money. To say otherwise is hypocritical. To help you with your cost-of-living queries, TEFL.com is showing us its international city cost guide on Montevideo. Do not be surprised, though, once you find out that
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Cost of LIving. Milk, Apples and Walmart (cost of living)

Posted by Wilbur Corncob: (cost of living) For some odd reason today I was compelled to read an MSN Moneycentral article today about the price of food going up and how to save. Now, I can't stand milk, but realize that many are more addicted to it than cigererates and booz In a recent price check near her home in Atlanta, for example, Nelson found a gallon of skim milk cost $2.69 at an
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Antel ADSL.. more speed, same money in January 2008 (cost of living)

Posted by Wilbur Corncob: (cost of living) I received an email today that ANTEL is increasing the download speeds on ADSL internet service. This related to the unlimited usage services, I previously got an email about price or speed changes on their time or data limited services. The ADSL 1536 (which used to be 1024) is changing from 1536K download to 2304K download for the same price.
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Cost of Movistar Cellular Service in Uruguay (cost of living)

Posted by Wilbur Corncob: (cost of living) I always found it difficult to figure out the exact cost of using a cellular in Uruguay. Like the cellular companies in the USA it seemed to turn into a quagmire of confusion when I wanted to get the simply figure, how much per minute According to the information on the back of a 250 pesos card for the Movistar Prepaid Service...rather than
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Sales Tax Reduction (cost of living)

Posted by Wilbur Corncob: (cost of living) With all the talk about the new taxes in Uruguay few talked about the reductions in the sales tax (IVA) basically 23%. That was reduced 1% to 22% and for food from 14% to 10%. Since the prices always include the tax (which is sometimes summarized at the bottom of the receipt) I wonder if prices will drop 1 and 4% respectively. A receipt from
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