Austin vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$962
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	48
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	962K	1.32M

The cost of living in Austin is 82% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 858th and 4065th ($2455 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 142nd and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Montevideo

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	Austin	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$8232

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940