Medellin vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$3194
🏠 One person rent
$387
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$1269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
54
76
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.32M

The cost of living in Medellin is 34% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6140th and 4149th ($867 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1 months in Montevideo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5994th and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.68
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$7392

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near Montevideo

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Barros Blancos
$1187
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad de la Costa
$1186
85 km or 53 mi Florida
$1123
102 km or 63 mi Minas
$1186
110 km or 69 mi Maldonado
$989
113 km or 70 mi Punta del Este
$1672
155 km or 96 mi Berisso
$491
163 km or 101 mi La Plata
$465
168 km or 104 mi Durazno
$1101
187 km or 116 mi Berazategui
$679
189 km or 118 mi Ezpeleta
$678
192 km or 120 mi Quilmes
$705
194 km or 121 mi Bernal
$661
197 km or 122 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
197 km or 123 mi Wilde
$650
199 km or 124 mi Villa Dominico
$645
200 km or 124 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
201 km or 125 mi Burzaco
$558
201 km or 125 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
202 km or 126 mi Glew
$581
202 km or 126 mi Florencio Varela
$559
203 km or 126 mi Longchamps
$577
203 km or 126 mi Temperley
$536
204 km or 127 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
205 km or 127 mi Buenos Aires
$791
205 km or 127 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
205 km or 127 mi Lanus
$657
210 km or 130 mi Monte Grande
$579
214 km or 133 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
214 km or 133 mi Ezeiza
$597
216 km or 134 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
217 km or 135 mi Florida Este
$658
217 km or 135 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
217 km or 135 mi La Tablada
$639
218 km or 135 mi Caseros
$658
219 km or 136 mi San Justo
$642
219 km or 136 mi San Isidro
$683
221 km or 137 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
221 km or 137 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
221 km or 138 mi Isidro Casanova
$639