Montevideo vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$554	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$2805
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	76	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.76M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 32% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4267th and 2002nd ($1331 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Uruguay and Canada, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 940th and 60th 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	$13.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$6957

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610