Los Angeles vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	48
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.32M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 139% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 72nd and 4267th ($3187 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 47th and 940th 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	$21.6	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$7936

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771