Montevideo vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$680	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$4507
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	54	90
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.51M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 37% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3808th and 889th ($1572 vs $2499) 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 1.8 months in Munich. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1165th and 38th 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	$18.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748