Columbus vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	54
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	906K	1.3M

The cost of living in Columbus is 39% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1634th and 3858th ($2140 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 0.8 months in Montevideo. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 266th and 869th 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	$20.9	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$10657

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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	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008