Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 21.4% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Nuuk
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Nuuk
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Nuuk
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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