Chicago vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chicago	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2613	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6659	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$1594	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$3123	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5285	$1269
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.32M

The cost of living in Chicago is 99% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 505th and 4149th ($2613 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 16th and 824th 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	$17.5	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.3	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1958	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3908	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.79	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.7	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2675	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15494	$7392

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2446
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2387
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2199
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2257
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2317
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2300
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2290
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2323
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2295
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2245
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2282
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2244
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2264
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2215
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2264
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2204
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2258
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2013
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2248
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2258
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2240
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2162
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2030
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2257
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2253
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2269
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2250
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2267
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2264
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2238
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2239
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2221
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2038
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2240

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