Miami vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	56
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	442K	1.3M

The cost of living in Miami is 113% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 118th and 3978th ($3178 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 119th and 963rd 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	$27	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$9169

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

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