Baltimore vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	56
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	586K	1.3M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 56% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1219th and 3978th ($2323 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 128th and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Montevideo

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	Baltimore	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$9169

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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