Mexico City vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1194
$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3024
$3219
🏠 One person rent
$615
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$894
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$737
$1144
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
48
😀 Quality of life
68
76
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.32M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 10% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4617th and 4275th ($1194 vs $1328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Mexico and Uruguay, respectively. Check Mexico vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 3380th and 941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Montevideo

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Mexico City Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$559
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.9
$86.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2792
$2805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$2621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$9.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.2
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$93
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8475
$8070

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$838
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$785
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$722
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$882
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$737
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$831
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$729
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$758
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$815
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$770
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$847
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$730
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$736
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$708
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$814
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$790
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$940
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$786
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$795
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$946
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$764
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$624
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$600
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$749
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$692
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$722
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$730
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$691
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1232
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$756
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$658
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$675
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$710

Cities near Montevideo

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Barros Blancos
$1166
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad de la Costa
$1168
85 km or 53 mi Florida
$1097
102 km or 63 mi Minas
$1184
110 km or 69 mi Maldonado
$970
113 km or 70 mi Punta del Este
$1510
155 km or 96 mi Berisso
$620
163 km or 101 mi La Plata
$616
168 km or 104 mi Durazno
$1078
187 km or 116 mi Berazategui
$682
189 km or 118 mi Ezpeleta
$626
192 km or 120 mi Quilmes
$481
194 km or 121 mi Bernal
$539
197 km or 122 mi San Francisco Solano
$671
197 km or 123 mi Wilde
$621
199 km or 124 mi Villa Dominico
$672
200 km or 124 mi Monte Chingolo
$716
201 km or 125 mi Burzaco
$739
201 km or 125 mi Rafael Calzada
$754
202 km or 126 mi Glew
$721
202 km or 126 mi Florencio Varela
$750
203 km or 126 mi Longchamps
$732
203 km or 126 mi Temperley
$762
204 km or 127 mi Lomas de Zamora
$799
205 km or 127 mi Buenos Aires
$908
205 km or 127 mi Remedios de Escalada
$781
205 km or 127 mi Lanus
$807
210 km or 130 mi Monte Grande
$754
214 km or 133 mi Ciudad Madero
$772
214 km or 133 mi Ezeiza
$753
216 km or 134 mi Ciudad Evita
$771
217 km or 135 mi Florida Este
$779
217 km or 135 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
217 km or 135 mi La Tablada
$776
218 km or 135 mi Caseros
$769
219 km or 136 mi San Justo
$789
219 km or 136 mi San Isidro
$812
221 km or 137 mi Ramos Mejia
$765
221 km or 137 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$769
221 km or 138 mi Isidro Casanova
$773