Brisbane vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	98	77
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 44% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1349th and 3808th ($2269 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Australia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 3rd and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Montevideo

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	Brisbane	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$10526

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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