Hangzhou vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hangzhou	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$369	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	48
😀 Quality of life	72	75
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 40% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6419th and 4065th ($805 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1916th and 1043rd 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	$3.66	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4179	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$441	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31296	$8232

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940