Montevideo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montevideo	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3597	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$639	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1092	$5599
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	1.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 65% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3978th and 4th ($1492 vs $4203) 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 1.3 months in New York City. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 963rd and 11th 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	$15.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3625	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3086	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.93	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.74	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.52	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.2	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9169	$22663

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174