Montevideo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$688	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$860
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	1.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 30% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3858th and 4785th ($1539 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Uruguay and Chile, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 869th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Santiago

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	Montevideo	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895