Adelaide vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	48
😀 Quality of life	93	76
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.32M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 69% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1267th and 4267th ($2246 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.9 months in Montevideo. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 64th and 940th 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	$17.1	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$7936

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771