Cost of Living in

Montevideo

HiraCost
Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $1252 $3226
Without rent $647 $1941
Rent & Utilities $454.15 $1022.92
Food $551 $1020
Transport $199.62 $408.92
Monthly salary after tax $1272.19
Quality of life 67.41
Population 1.5M

The cost of living in Montevideo is $1252, which is 1.03 times more expensive than the average in Uruguay. Montevideo ranked 12th most expensive in Uruguay.

The average salary after taxes in Montevideo is $1272.19, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months.

uruguay flagMontevideo
We calculate prices for Montevideo State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.
Cost of living
One person
Rank
Total with rent $1252 12 / 24
Without rent $647 6 / 24
Rent & Utilities $454.15 7 / 24
Food $551 22 / 24
Transport $199.62 23 / 24
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 585.9$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 365.92$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1069.82$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 724.45$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 94.26$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 143.73$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 34$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 5.21$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 3053$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 3116$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 11.4$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 42.55$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 11.32$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.92$
Cappuccino 4.75$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 1.83$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 1.43$
Monthly ticket local transport 44.78$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 26.17$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 2.15$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.3$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 2.15$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.83$
Eggs, x12 5.34$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 12.89$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 11.24$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 10.06$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.32$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.29$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.27$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 4.12$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.08$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.97$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.95$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 3.7$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 9.9$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.05$
Cigarette pack 6.14$
Cold medicince, 1 week 6.81$
Hair Shampoo 7.67$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.76$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 2.6$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 48.8$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 8.69$
Doctor's visit 80.72$
Haircut, simple 9.63$
Brand Jeans 104.53$
Brand Sneakers 135.07$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 315.73$
International Primary School, 1 year 8967$
Cost of living in other countries
Author: Editor: License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank
State
Cost of living
1Punta del Este
$1713
2Artigas
$1589
3Pando
$1538
4Lavalleja
$1512
5Chuy (Uruguay)
$1492
6San Jose (Uruguay)
$1438
7Salto
$1437
8Florida (Uruguay)
$1395
9Ciudad de la Costa
$1292
10Durazno
$1286
11Minas
$1276
12Barros Blancos
$1257
13Montevideo
$1252
14Canelones
$1217
15Treinta y Tres
$1213
16Maldonado
$1204
17Rocha
$1202
18Soriano
$1160
19Rivera
$1134
20Mercedes (Uruguay)
$1032
21Tacuarembo
$925
22Paysandu
$898
23Cerro Largo
$793
24Melo
$611

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *