Montevideo vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$4178
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	71
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.61M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 36% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 3858th and 1041st ($1539 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 896th in Uruguay and the United States, respectively. Check Uruguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 869th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804