Beijing vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$575	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	75	75
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Beijing is 24% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5387th and 4065th ($1016 vs $1346) 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 989th and 1043rd 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	$3.86	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$8232

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940