Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 3.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Iceland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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