Boston vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	676K	1.3M

The cost of living in Boston is 145% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 27th and 3978th ($3652 vs $1492) 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 71st and 963rd 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	$22	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$9169

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833

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