Brisbane vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$962
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	48
😀 Quality of life	97	75
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.32M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 50% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1792nd and 4065th ($2016 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 4th best city to live in Australia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 7th and 1043rd 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	$13.3	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$8232

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940