Melbourne vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	100	78
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.3M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 65% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 829th and 3858th ($2543 vs $1539) 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 0.8 months in Montevideo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1st and 869th 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	$15.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$10657

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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