Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 28.1% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$19.31
kr135.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$12.00
kr84.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$3.60
kr25.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$2.73
kr19.14
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$2.59
kr18.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$5.70
kr39.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$6.51
kr45.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$4.07
kr28.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$4.95
kr34.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$1.31
kr9.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$1.38
kr9.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$1.40
kr9.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$1.76
kr12.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.84
kr5.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.78
kr5.46
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$8.13
kr56.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$79.32
kr556.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$39,887.40
kr279,618.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$23.16
kr162.37
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$32.80
kr229.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$904.62
kr6,341.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$690.34
kr4,839.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$160.35
kr1,124.05
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$419.05
kr2,937.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$4,842.90
kr33,949.70
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$6.81
kr47.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$5.17
kr36.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$8.52
kr59.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$36.38
kr255.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$15.61
kr109.46
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Uruguay
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$97.12
kr680.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$42.49
kr297.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$98.35
kr689.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$137.97
kr967.22
|
|
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