Montevideo vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$680	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$2589
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	11
😀 Quality of life	77	66
🏙️ Population	1.3M	228K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 43% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 3808th and 503rd ($1572 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Uruguay vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 1165th and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Nassau

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	Montevideo	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$16513

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664