Houston vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.3M

The cost of living in Houston is 47% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1367th and 3858th ($2261 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 2nd in the United States and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United States vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 14th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$10657

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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