Beijing vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$605	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$1269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	78	76
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Beijing is 19% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4887th and 4149th ($1065 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 583rd and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Montevideo

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	Beijing	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$7392

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639