Milwaukee vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	54
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	577K	1.3M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 36% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1786th and 3858th ($2088 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 0.8 months in Montevideo. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 224th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$10657

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008