Memphis vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	633K	1.3M

The cost of living in Memphis is 27% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 2352nd and 3978th ($1891 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 293rd and 963rd 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	$16.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$9169

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980