Columbus vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	48
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	906K	1.32M

The cost of living in Columbus is 69% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1248th and 4267th ($2252 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 0.9 months in Montevideo. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 242nd and 940th 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	$19.9	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$7936

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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