Columbus vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	56
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	906K	1.3M

The cost of living in Columbus is 46% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1512th and 3978th ($2181 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 217th and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Montevideo

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	Columbus	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$9169

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980