Montevideo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$680	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$3871
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 Quality of life	77	92
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 26% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3808th and 1668th ($1572 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Uruguay and Canada, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 1165th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Ottawa

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	Montevideo	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891