Milwaukee vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$1147
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	48
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	577K	1.32M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 55% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1688th and 4267th ($2065 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 188th and 940th 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	$16.7	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$7936

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

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