Brasilia vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$443	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	54
😀 Quality of life	66	78
🏙️ Population	3M	1.3M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 38% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5856th and 3858th ($958 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Brazil and Uruguay, respectively. Check Brazil vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5032nd and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Montevideo

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	Brasilia	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$10657

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008