Chengdu vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$242	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$1269
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	48
😀 Quality of life	73	76
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 51% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 7269th and 4149th ($643 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 1 months in Montevideo. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1633rd and 824th 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	$2.81	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$7392

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639