Montevideo vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$553	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$2911
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9.67M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 0.9% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4065th and 4104th ($1346 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Uruguay and South Korea, respectively. Check Uruguay vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 1043rd and 30th 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	$14.4	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$20197

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019