Johannesburg vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$485	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$1092
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	56
😀 Quality of life	62	79
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.3M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 27% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5031st and 3978th ($1082 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Uruguay, respectively. Check South Africa vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5648th and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Montevideo

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	Johannesburg	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$9169

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980