Baltimore vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	54
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	586K	1.3M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 42% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1414th and 3808th ($2234 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 164th and 1165th 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	$17.3	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$10526

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050