Atlanta vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	499K	1.3M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 77% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 647th and 3978th ($2641 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd 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 Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 179th and 963rd 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	$21.5	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$9169

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

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