Dubai vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1302
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	3.94M	1.3M

The cost of living in Dubai is 61% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 947th and 3858th ($2470 vs $1539) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 184th and 869th 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	$11.9	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$10657

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

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