London vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.3M

The cost of living in London is 138% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 28th and 3858th ($3662 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 4th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Montevideo

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	London	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$10657

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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