Arlington vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	48
😀 Quality of life	74	76
🏙️ Population	394K	1.32M

The cost of living in Arlington is 40% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2251st and 4267th ($1869 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1283rd and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$7936

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

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