Montevideo vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montevideo	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3194	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$558	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$2206
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1269	$3605
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	86
😀 Quality of life	76	87
🏙️ Population	1.32M	384K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 38% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4149th and 1525th ($1311 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1352nd in Uruguay and the United States, respectively. Check Uruguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Montevideo compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 824th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.68	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.89%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2918	$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2297	$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.42	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.1	$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.82	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.62	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$387	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7392	$10224

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030