Montevideo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$3638
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 27% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3858th and 1688th ($1539 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Uruguay and Canada, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 869th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875