Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 39.3% more expensive than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.6% more in Denmark
- Groceries
-
pay 36.0% more in Denmark
- Transportation
-
pay 33.4% more in Denmark
- Housing
-
pay 46.9% more in Denmark
- Childcare
-
pay 26.7% more in Denmark
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 60.8% more in Denmark
- Clothing
-
pay 7.8% more in Denmark
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Denmark are more expensive than in Uruguay.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 63.6% more for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU705.09
|
$21.56
DKK141.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU394.35
|
$12.58
DKK82.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU75.65
|
$3.50
DKK22.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.57
|
$2.59
DKK17.03
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU95.96
|
$2.91
DKK19.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU262.32
|
$5.83
DKK38.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU163.94
|
$7.22
DKK47.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU148.13
|
$4.38
DKK28.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU162.18
|
$4.74
DKK31.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.53
|
$1.28
DKK8.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.23
|
$1.34
DKK8.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.95
|
$1.37
DKK8.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.01
|
$1.88
DKK12.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.40
|
$0.90
DKK5.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU32.79
|
$0.77
DKK5.08
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU298.73
|
$7.68
DKK50.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,927.59
|
$82.44
DKK541.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,429,289.16
|
$45,047.14
DKK295,756.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU906.93
|
$23.62
DKK155.06
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,617.49
|
$33.71
DKK221.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,582.95
|
$967.90
DKK6,354.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,832.56
|
$743.77
DKK4,883.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,869.76
|
$157.10
DKK1,031.43
|
|
pay 26.7% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,415.15
|
$519.88
DKK3,413.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU302,773.92
|
$7,190.53
DKK47,209.34
|
|
pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU138.67
|
$7.44
DKK48.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU160.72
|
$5.51
DKK36.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU206.29
|
$8.74
DKK57.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,162.52
|
$38.95
DKK255.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU403.78
|
$16.76
DKK110.02
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,629.55
|
$93.72
DKK615.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,973.39
|
$38.81
DKK254.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,291.38
|
$105.07
DKK689.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,259.64
|
$155.42
DKK1,020.39
|
|
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