Montevideo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$3146
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	99
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.15M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 41% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4065th and 1222nd ($1346 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and France, respectively. Check Uruguay vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1043rd and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Paris

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	Montevideo	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293