Hong Kong vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.32M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 107% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 379th and 4267th ($2753 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 205th and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Montevideo

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	Hong Kong	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$7936

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771