Buenos Aires vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Buenos Aires	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$365	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$638	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$1269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	79	48
😀 Quality of life	71	76
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.32M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6407th and 4149th ($791 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Argentina and Uruguay, respectively. Check Argentina vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 2311th and 824th 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	$7.12	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$884	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.5	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.96%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.13	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.36	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6679	$7392

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$657
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$650
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$658
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$658
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$661
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$639
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$705
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$642
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$654
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$536
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$683
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$644
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$665
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$666
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$558
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$679
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$629
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$579
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$597
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$577
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$626
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$623
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$581
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$623
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$581
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$605

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639