Buenos Aires vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$555	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	79	54
😀 Quality of life	77	78
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 19% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4647th and 3858th ($1247 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Montevideo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1053rd and 869th 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	$17.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$10657

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$955
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$788
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$970
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$914
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$693
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1035
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$610
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1082
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$920
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$872
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1001
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$920
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$784
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$977
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$939
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$948
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$923
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$972
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$961
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$923
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$959
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$948

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008