Dallas vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dallas	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5210	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1465	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4795	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	56
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.3M

The cost of living in Dallas is 64% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 948th and 3978th ($2447 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 136th and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Montevideo

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	Dallas	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1516	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3818	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2456	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1152	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24402	$9169

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216

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