Arlington vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	56
😀 Quality of life	77	79
🏙️ Population	394K	1.3M

The cost of living in Arlington is 24% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2476th and 3978th ($1856 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1375th and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$9169

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980