Montevideo vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$680	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$1020
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	54	96
😀 Quality of life	77	72
🏙️ Population	1.3M	13.3M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 0.8% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3808th and 3728th ($1572 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Russia, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1165th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Moscow

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	Montevideo	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791