Madrid vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$962
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	48
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.32M

The cost of living in Madrid is 32% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2443rd and 4065th ($1781 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Uruguay, respectively. Check Spain vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 151st and 1043rd 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	$14.7	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$8232

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940