Beijing vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$596	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	77	76
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Beijing is 20% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5141st and 4267th ($1067 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 763rd and 940th 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	$4.04	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$7936

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771