Montevideo vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$688	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$715
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	35
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.43M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 46% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 3858th and 5190th ($1539 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th in Uruguay and Mexico, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 869th and 5640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Puebla

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	Montevideo	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$20789

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942