Mexico City vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$3194
🏠 One person rent
$663
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
48
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.32M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 2% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4206th and 4149th ($1288 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1 months in Montevideo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 4184th and 824th 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
$10.1
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$3.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$7392

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Montevideo

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Barros Blancos
$1187
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad de la Costa
$1186
85 km or 53 mi Florida
$1123
102 km or 63 mi Minas
$1186
110 km or 69 mi Maldonado
$989
113 km or 70 mi Punta del Este
$1672
155 km or 96 mi Berisso
$491
163 km or 101 mi La Plata
$465
168 km or 104 mi Durazno
$1101
187 km or 116 mi Berazategui
$679
189 km or 118 mi Ezpeleta
$678
192 km or 120 mi Quilmes
$705
194 km or 121 mi Bernal
$661
197 km or 122 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
197 km or 123 mi Wilde
$650
199 km or 124 mi Villa Dominico
$645
200 km or 124 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
201 km or 125 mi Burzaco
$558
201 km or 125 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
202 km or 126 mi Glew
$581
202 km or 126 mi Florencio Varela
$559
203 km or 126 mi Longchamps
$577
203 km or 126 mi Temperley
$536
204 km or 127 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
205 km or 127 mi Buenos Aires
$791
205 km or 127 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
205 km or 127 mi Lanus
$657
210 km or 130 mi Monte Grande
$579
214 km or 133 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
214 km or 133 mi Ezeiza
$597
216 km or 134 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
217 km or 135 mi Florida Este
$658
217 km or 135 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
217 km or 135 mi La Tablada
$639
218 km or 135 mi Caseros
$658
219 km or 136 mi San Justo
$642
219 km or 136 mi San Isidro
$683
221 km or 137 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
221 km or 137 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
221 km or 138 mi Isidro Casanova
$639