Adelaide vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.3M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 49% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1210th and 3808th ($2338 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Australia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Australia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 73rd and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Montevideo

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	Adelaide	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$10526

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050