Guangzhou vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guangzhou	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$322	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$1092
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	56
😀 Quality of life	75	79
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 49% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6838th and 3978th ($758 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 2100th and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Montevideo

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	Guangzhou	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9090	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14783	$9169

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677

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