Louisville vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	54
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	246K	1.3M

The cost of living in Louisville is 17% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2713th and 3808th ($1837 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 333rd and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Montevideo

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	Louisville	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$10526

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011

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