Boston vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	676K	1.3M

The cost of living in Boston is 131% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 30th and 3808th ($3638 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in the United States and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United States vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 94th and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Montevideo

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	Boston	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$10526

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

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