Medellin vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$408	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	48
😀 Quality of life	53	75
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.32M

The cost of living in Medellin is 33% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6005th and 4065th ($906 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Colombia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Colombia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6049th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Montevideo

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	Medellin	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$8232

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

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