Mexico City vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$611
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1147
😷 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 11% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4630th and 4267th ($1190 vs $1331) 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 3360th and 940th 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
$10.3
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$7936

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

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