Hangzhou vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hangzhou	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$899	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$438	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$752	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$1302
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	54
😀 Quality of life	72	78
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.3M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 42% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6257th and 3858th ($899 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 3005th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Montevideo

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	Hangzhou	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.08	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$549	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7694	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3840	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25159	$10657

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$670
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$667
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$696
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$798
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$663
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$611
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$660
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$657
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$726
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$684
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1147
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$708
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$678
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1030
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$636
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$677
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$658
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$571
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$646
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$628
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$645
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$686
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$643
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$671
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$651
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$627
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$725
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$659
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$789

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