Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 29.8% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$541.41
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.18
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$56.98
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$221.60
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$162.00
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$167.42
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.61
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.22
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.34
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.50
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.43
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.39
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$286.16
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$733.37
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 74.9% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$118.13
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$148.86
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$364.22
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
Montevideo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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