Berlin vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1140
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 46% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1275th and 3808th ($2302 vs $1572) 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 0.7 months in Montevideo. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 35th and 1165th 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	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$10526

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050