Kansas vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kansas	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5385	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$2164	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4006	$962
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	48
😀 Quality of life	86	75
🏙️ Population	508K	1.32M

The cost of living in Kansas is 58% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1532nd and 4065th ($2121 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Kansas ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 320th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Montevideo

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	Kansas	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.7	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2362	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.04	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.56	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.14	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$146	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1376	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28999	$8232

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846

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