Montevideo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$553	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	1.32M	8.8M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 70% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4065th and 3rd ($1346 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.2 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 1043rd and 22nd 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	$14.4	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111