Buenos Aires vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$496	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	56
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 24% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4856th and 3978th ($1139 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Argentina and Uruguay, respectively. Check Argentina vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1059th and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Montevideo

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	Buenos Aires	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$9169

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$879
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$715
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$949
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$641
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$590
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1032
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$968
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$871
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$844
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$981
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$817
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$848
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$710
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$959
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$874
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$886
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$846
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$954
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$935
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$841
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$947
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$906
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$897

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