Auckland vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$1269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	48
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.32M

The cost of living in Auckland is 74% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1099th and 4149th ($2279 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 119th and 824th 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	$14	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$7392

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639