Milwaukee vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	56
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	577K	1.3M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 37% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1864th and 3978th ($2046 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 195th and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Montevideo

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	Milwaukee	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$9169

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

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