Atlanta vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	499K	1.3M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 67% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 699th and 3808th ($2617 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 231st and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Montevideo

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	Atlanta	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$10526

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

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