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If you’re from Uruguay

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or have visited the country,

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your wallet has surely felt it.

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A recent study has stated

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it is not only the most

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expensive country in Latin America,

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but also one of the most expensive

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in the world.

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When the prices of about 600 products

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were compared between Uruguay and

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43 other countries,

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Uruguayan products were on average

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27% more expensive.

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They cost more than double

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than what they do in Bolivia,

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80% more than in Mexico,

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and 20% more than neighboring

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Brazil and Argentina.

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They were even more expensive than

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countries like France, Germany, or the United Kingdom.