London vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.3M

The cost of living in London is 138% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 20th and 3808th ($3740 vs $1572) 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 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 12th and 1165th 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	$22.5	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$10526

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050