Montevideo vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$4112
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.43M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 26% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3858th and 1833rd ($1539 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1452nd in Uruguay and the United States, respectively. Check Uruguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 869th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093