Chengdu vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$240	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$962
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	48
😀 Quality of life	72	75
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 54% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 7421st and 4065th ($623 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1890th and 1043rd 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	$2.78	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$8232

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940