Detroit vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	54
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	639K	1.3M

The cost of living in Detroit is 35% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1839th and 3858th ($2070 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 319th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$10657

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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