Montevideo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$688	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$2284
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	54	70
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	1.3M	7.01M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 6% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3858th and 3485th ($1539 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 869th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Riyadh

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	Montevideo	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459