Montevideo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$680	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$5229
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	1.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 63% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3808th and 4th ($1572 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1165th and 18th 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	$18.2	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$21999

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188