Chicago vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.32M

The cost of living in Chicago is 99% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 529th and 4065th ($2678 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 23rd and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Montevideo

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	Chicago	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$8232

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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