Los Angeles vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1302
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 122% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 62nd and 3858th ($3420 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 50th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Montevideo

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	Los Angeles	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$10657

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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