Los Angeles vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1092
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	56
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 125% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 65th and 3978th ($3361 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 74th and 963rd 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	$22.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$9169

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980