Chengdu vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$297	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$1302
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	54
😀 Quality of life	76	78
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.3M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 55% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 7360th and 3858th ($688 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1238th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Montevideo

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	Chengdu	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$10657

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

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