Austin vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	962K	1.3M

The cost of living in Austin is 62% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1002nd and 3978th ($2416 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 0.7 months in Montevideo. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 151st and 963rd 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	$19.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$9169

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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