Memphis vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Memphis	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1842	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4402	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1073	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$1650	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3551	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	67	48
😀 Quality of life	87	76
🏙️ Population	633K	1.32M

The cost of living in Memphis is 38% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2338th and 4267th ($1842 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st 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 0.9 months in Montevideo. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 247th and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Montevideo

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	Memphis	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1379	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1357	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1428	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27502	$7936

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670

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