Montevideo vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$4370
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.14M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 40% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3858th and 791st ($1539 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Uruguay and Australia, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 869th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Perth

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	Montevideo	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913