Melbourne vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	100	76
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.32M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 80% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 923rd and 4267th ($2397 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Australia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1st and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Montevideo

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	Melbourne	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$7936

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771