Louisville vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	54
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	246K	1.3M

The cost of living in Louisville is 20% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2604th and 3858th ($1847 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th 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 0.8 months in Montevideo. Louisville ranked 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 326th and 869th 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	$14.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$10657

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008