Montevideo vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$553	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$103
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	36
😀 Quality of life	75	12
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.48M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 38% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4065th and 5680th ($1346 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Uruguay and Nigeria, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 1043rd and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Onitsha

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	Montevideo	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$1617

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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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$764
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$776
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$741
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$601
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$535
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$655
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1113
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$743
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1265
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$555
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$820
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$709
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$371
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$613
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647