Montevideo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$554	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$1885
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	48	92
😀 Quality of life	76	86
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.75M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 24% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4267th and 2722nd ($1331 vs $1750) 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 0.9 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 940th and 294th 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	$13.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262