Arlington vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	78	77
🏙️ Population	394K	1.3M

The cost of living in Arlington is 21% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2397th and 3808th ($1907 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 2nd in the United States and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United States vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 894th and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Montevideo

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	Arlington	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$10526

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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