Comments on: Expat Uruguay http://www.expatintelligence.com/expat-uruguay.shtml Expat Guide Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:14:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: on our way to Uy http://www.expatintelligence.com/expat-uruguay.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-6056 on our way to Uy Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:27:34 +0000 http://www.thetopics.net/?page_id=153#comment-6056 Cost of Living This article makes it sound like few things are more expensive in Uruguay than the US. When you factor in the fact that anything imported has a duty of up to 80% (tools, bicycles, other manufactured goods), and gasoline is some of the most expensive in the world, the cost of living can be a bit more expensive in Uruguay than the US. One figure I heard was 10% more. But that will vary from person to person depending on your health care needs, other needs and buying habits. This article is the least glowing I have read about the Uruguayan health care system. You might want to do additional reading to determine whether the level of care might be higher or lower for you than your present country - the US included. Cost of Living
This article makes it sound like few things are more expensive in Uruguay than the US. When you factor in the fact that anything imported has a duty of up to 80% (tools, bicycles, other manufactured goods), and gasoline is some of the most expensive in the world, the cost of living can be a bit more expensive in Uruguay than the US. One figure I heard was 10% more. But that will vary from person to person depending on your health care needs, other needs and buying habits.

This article is the least glowing I have read about the Uruguayan health care system. You might want to do additional reading to determine whether the level of care might be higher or lower for you than your present country – the US included.

]]> By: Richard Joseph http://www.expatintelligence.com/expat-uruguay.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-1424 Richard Joseph Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:50:46 +0000 http://www.thetopics.net/?page_id=153#comment-1424 Please date your articles!!!!!! Without a date this information is worthless to the reader! Please date your articles!!!!!!

Without a date this information is worthless to the reader!

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