Chicago vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	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 100% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 483rd and 4267th ($2667 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 0.9 months in Montevideo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 20th and 940th 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	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$7936

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771