Montevideo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$554	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$4931
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	82
😀 Quality of life	76	89
🏙️ Population	1.32M	468K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 46% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4267th and 806th ($1331 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 719th 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 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 940th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Raleigh

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	Montevideo	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$22229

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753