Montevideo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$554	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$437
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	48	56
😀 Quality of life	76	58
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.42M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 80% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4267th and 6712th ($1331 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Uruguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 940th and 5558th 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	$13.2	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$10964

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610