Brisbane vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	48
😀 Quality of life	97	76
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.32M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 87% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 781st and 4267th ($2491 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Australia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 15th and 940th 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	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$7936

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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