Madrid vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	54
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.3M

The cost of living in Madrid is 37% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1723rd and 3858th ($2109 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Uruguay, respectively. Check Spain vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 160th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Montevideo

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	Madrid	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$10657

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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