Berlin vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1092
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	96	79
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 49% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1418th and 3978th ($2222 vs $1492) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 35th and 963rd 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	$16.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$9169

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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