Montevideo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montevideo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3597	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1092	$6556
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	80
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	1.3M	737K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 53% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3978th and 125th ($1492 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 963rd and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Seattle

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	Montevideo	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3625	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3086	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.93	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.74	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.52	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.2	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9169	$29883

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114