Montevideo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$680	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$2197
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	77	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.75M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 25% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3808th and 1819th ($1572 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Uruguay and Italy, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1165th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Rome

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	Montevideo	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$12431

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358