Moving to Uruguay: land, costs and rules
Temperate southern climate. Long, mild winters. Everyday costs run roughly 38% below Sweden on our comparison index.
The numbers before you commit
Rural house with some land
€110,400
Farmland per hectare
€4,140
Monthly living, family of four, excluding housing
€1,748
Residency
Residence permit, generally attainable
Conversions use indicative reference rates, not live market rates. Use them for planning scale, not for transactions.
Climate and growing season
Temperate southern
Long, mild winters
What works in your favour
- Foreigners may buy land freely
- Clear residency path
- Grass-fed livestock culture
What to watch
- Far from Europe
- Imported goods are pricey
- Spanish required
Who is allowed to buy land in Uruguay?
We have not yet written orientation notes on land ownership for Uruguay. The land rules library covers the countries we have verified so far, and it is the right place to see what kinds of restriction to ask about.
Open the land rules libraryTurn this into a plan for your family
Put in your household, your budget and how self-sufficient you want to be, and get a year-by-year plan for the land, the food and the animals. Free to start.
Until you choose a region, figures and guidance are based on international sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CGIAR and International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Scope: international.