Denver vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Denver	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2848	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6447	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1737	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$748	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4578	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	716K	1.3M

The cost of living in Denver is 85% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 365th and 3858th ($2848 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 218th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Montevideo

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	Denver	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5706	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3714	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.29	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.53	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2053	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21391	$10657

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2548
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2749
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2642
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2729
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2542
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2594
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2800
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2534
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$3013
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2571
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2506
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2028
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2367
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$1961
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1900
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1674
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2417
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1875
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1741
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1524
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2237
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2470
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1730
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1646

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