Guangzhou vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$342	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$1302
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	77	78
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 49% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6854th and 3858th ($785 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1149th and 869th 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	$2.93	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$10657

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711

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