Milwaukee vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milwaukee	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5122	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$1239	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$2039	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4263	$1269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	48
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	577K	1.32M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 60% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1560th and 4149th ($2104 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd 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 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 138th and 824th 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	$15.8	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.4	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2531	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1588	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1712	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1464	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.42	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1814	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24397	$7392

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639