Montevideo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$554	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$5777
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	76	97
🏙️ Population	1.32M	8.8M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 67% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4267th and 5th ($1331 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 940th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs New York City

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	Montevideo	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$20585

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108