Barcelona vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	54
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.73M	1.3M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 38% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1659th and 3858th ($2129 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Spain and Uruguay, respectively. Check Spain vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 174th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Montevideo

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	Barcelona	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$10657

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

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