Mexico City vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$3597
🏠 One person rent
$721
$639
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$1030
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1092
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
56
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.3M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 11% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4418th and 3978th ($1331 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Mexico and Uruguay, respectively. Check Mexico vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 3317th and 963rd 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
$12
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$9169

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

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