Los Angeles vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1140
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.3M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 115% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 72nd and 3808th ($3378 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.7 months in Montevideo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 55th and 1165th 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	$21.9	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$10526

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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