Calgary vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.3M

The cost of living in Calgary is 35% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1716th and 3808th ($2118 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and Uruguay, respectively. Check Canada vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 209th and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Montevideo

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	Calgary	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$10526

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050