Guangzhou vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$354	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$1140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	74	77
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 50% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6835th and 3808th ($782 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 2285th and 1165th 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	$2.86	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$10526

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050