Dubai vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dubai	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5278	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3926	$1269
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	48
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.32M

The cost of living in Dubai is 70% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1218th and 4149th ($2229 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 189th and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Montevideo

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	Dubai	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3504	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4930	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2984	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.6	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.5	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.2	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$720	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$7392

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$1841
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1191
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1132
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1164
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$787
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1872
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1126
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1810
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$798
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$890
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$573
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$604
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1375
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1285
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1327
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$544
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$959
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$779
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1005
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$606
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$868
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$604
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$672
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$457
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$910
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$621
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$561
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$822
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$575
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$541

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