Montevideo vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$4186
🏠 One person rent	$554	$677
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$1788
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$526
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$2981
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	76	94
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9.67M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 9% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4267th and 3861st ($1331 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and South Korea, respectively. Check Uruguay vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 2 months in Seoul. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 940th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Seoul

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	Montevideo	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$9.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$21834

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1085
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1074
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1084
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1025
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$941
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1003
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$966
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$988
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1057
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1020
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$990
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$970
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1067
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$968
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$989
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1142
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1025
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1077
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1567
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1036
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1041
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1025
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1140
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1222
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1027
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1098
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1111
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1562
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1043