Jacksonville vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	950K	1.3M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 42% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1499th and 3858th ($2192 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 325th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$10657

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

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