Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 21.0% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,699
|
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,357
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK391
|
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK281
|
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK411
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,011
|
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK836
|
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK754
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,184
|
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK170
|
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK143
|
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK261
|
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK109
|
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,163
|
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,917
|
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,657,118
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,066
|
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,042
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK255,726
|
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK208,385
|
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,072
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,918
|
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,278
|
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK647
|
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,636
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,551
|
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,996
|
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,476
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,305
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,591
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,669
|
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
|
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