Los Angeles vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$1269
😷 Air quality	Good	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 141% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 72nd and 4149th ($3165 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 34th and 824th 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	$22.5	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$7392

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639