Denver vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Denver	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6409	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1710	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$2799	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4539	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	716K	1.3M

The cost of living in Denver is 78% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 432nd and 3808th ($2791 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 0.7 months in Montevideo. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 239th and 1165th 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	$17.9	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1860	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2961	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3638	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.03	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.7	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.5	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1796	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18639	$10526

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2546
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2742
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2667
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2728
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2972
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2598
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2749
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2524
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2917
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2727
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2509
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2034
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2323
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2140
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1920
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1648
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2418
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1880
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1753
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1519
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2472
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1748
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1676

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050