Montevideo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$688	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$5389
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	1.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 63% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3858th and 4th ($1539 vs $4202) 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 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 1.3 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 869th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$21713

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192