Columbus vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	48
😀 Quality of life	87	76
🏙️ Population	906K	1.32M

The cost of living in Columbus is 68% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4149th ($2202 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1 months in Montevideo. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 202nd and 824th 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	$18.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$7392

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

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