Beijing vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$589	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$1092
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	73	79
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.3M

The cost of living in Beijing is 31% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5355th and 3978th ($1029 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 2546th and 963rd 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	$4.24	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$9169

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980