Calgary vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.3M

The cost of living in Calgary is 39% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1781st and 3978th ($2079 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Uruguay, respectively. Check Canada vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 160th and 963rd 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	$16.7	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$9169

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

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