Charlotte vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Charlotte	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1475	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2428	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4235	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	56
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	875K	1.3M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 62% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 986th and 3978th ($2423 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 2nd in the United States and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United States vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 234th and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Montevideo

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	Charlotte	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1574	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2056	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.4	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1305	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24711	$9169

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2239
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2121
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2196
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2067
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2102
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1960
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2019
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2160
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1988
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2212
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2094
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2075
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1878
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2167
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2070
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2156
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1923
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2124
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1993
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2152
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2305
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2065
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1853
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2418
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1970
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2529
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1980
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1929
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2166
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2737
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2166
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2154
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2013

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