Detroit vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	48
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	639K	1.32M

The cost of living in Detroit is 51% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1856th and 4267th ($2006 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 0.9 months in Montevideo. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 216th and 940th 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	$17.4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$7936

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771