Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 22.0% cheaper than Denmark overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.5% less in Uruguay
- Groceries
-
pay 21.4% less in Uruguay
- Transportation
-
pay 21.8% less in Uruguay
- Housing
-
pay 26.6% less in Uruguay
- Childcare
-
pay 17.6% less in Uruguay
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.7% less in Uruguay
- Clothing
-
pay 1.2% less in Uruguay
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Uruguay.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK148.58
|
$16.65
UYU702.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK86.66
|
$9.31
UYU392.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.08
|
$1.79
UYU75.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK17.87
|
$1.34
UYU56.32
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.05
|
$2.27
UYU95.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK40.19
|
$6.19
UYU261.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK49.75
|
$3.87
UYU163.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK30.18
|
$3.50
UYU147.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK32.66
|
$3.83
UYU161.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.80
|
$1.17
UYU49.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.23
|
$1.09
UYU46.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.43
|
$0.59
UYU24.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK12.97
|
$1.18
UYU49.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.21
|
$0.79
UYU33.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.33
|
$0.77
UYU32.65
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK52.90
|
$7.05
UYU297.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK568.08
|
$45.52
UYU1,919.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK310,410.86
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,423,077.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK162.74
|
$21.42
UYU902.99
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK232.29
|
$38.19
UYU1,610.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,669.61
|
$604.11
UYU25,471.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,125.20
|
$444.71
UYU18,750.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,082.54
|
$91.38
UYU3,852.94
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,582.39
|
$340.39
UYU14,352.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK49,548.53
|
$7,149.59
UYU301,458.13
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK51.29
|
$3.27
UYU138.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK37.96
|
$3.80
UYU160.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK60.22
|
$4.87
UYU205.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK268.37
|
$51.06
UYU2,153.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK115.47
|
$9.53
UYU402.02
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK645.79
|
$85.71
UYU3,613.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK267.41
|
$46.60
UYU1,964.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK724.04
|
$124.95
UYU5,268.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,070.95
|
$100.59
UYU4,241.12
|
|
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