Montevideo vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$680	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$3005
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	77	96
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.8M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 18% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3808th and 2284th ($1572 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Uruguay and Canada, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1165th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Montreal

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	Montevideo	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$5550

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805