Detroit vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	56
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	639K	1.3M

The cost of living in Detroit is 43% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1636th and 3978th ($2133 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 311th and 963rd 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	$19.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$9169

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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