Montevideo vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$3560
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	48	90
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.51M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 39% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4065th and 1352nd ($1346 vs $2201) 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 1043rd and 54th 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	$14.4	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$14702

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560