Auckland vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	54
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 37% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1604th and 3808th ($2156 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Uruguay, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 240th and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Montevideo

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	Auckland	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$10526

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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