Brisbane vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	98	79
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.3M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 38% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1813th and 3978th ($2065 vs $1492) 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 9th and 963rd 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	$14.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$9169

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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