Detroit vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$1269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	48
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	639K	1.32M

The cost of living in Detroit is 51% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4149th ($1979 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 172nd and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Montevideo

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	Detroit	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$7392

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639