Montevideo vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montevideo	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3597	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1092	$3954
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	56	90
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.51M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 39% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3978th and 920th ($1492 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Germany, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 963rd and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Munich

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	Montevideo	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3625	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3086	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.93	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.74	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.52	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.2	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9169	$14492

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730