Montevideo vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$554	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$3968
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	86
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	1.32M	384K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 39% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4267th and 1420th ($1331 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1234th 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 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 940th and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$10192

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985