Boston vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	676K	1.32M

The cost of living in Boston is 160% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 32nd and 4267th ($3467 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 0.9 months in Montevideo. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 89th and 940th 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	$21.3	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$7936

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

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