Austin vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	54
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	962K	1.3M

The cost of living in Austin is 61% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 932nd and 3858th ($2475 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 Austin compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 192nd and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$10657

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008