Arlington vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	394K	1.3M

The cost of living in Arlington is 24% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2324th and 3858th ($1913 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th 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 months in Arlington compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 895th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$10657

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008