Montevideo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$688	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$381
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	54	57
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 74% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3858th and 6337th ($1539 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Uruguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 869th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Salvador

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	Montevideo	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751