Calgary vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$1147
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	48
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.32M

The cost of living in Calgary is 61% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4267th ($2149 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Uruguay, respectively. Check Canada vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 131st and 940th 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	$16.9	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$7936

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771