Berlin vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1147
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	95	76
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.32M

The cost of living in Berlin is 58% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4267th ($2104 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Uruguay, respectively. Check Germany vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 23rd and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Montevideo

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	Berlin	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$7936

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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