Miami vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Miami	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3103	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7450	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$4080	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4410	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	85	48
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	442K	1.32M

The cost of living in Miami is 133% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 103rd and 4267th ($3103 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Miami ranked 18th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 109th and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Montevideo

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	Miami	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.8	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.5	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2446	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1765	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4939	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3570	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6519	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$152	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25328	$7936

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860

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