Memphis vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	633K	1.3M

The cost of living in Memphis is 25% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2305th and 3858th ($1917 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 2nd in the United States and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United States vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 311th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Memphis	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$10657

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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