Montevideo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3219	$3652
🏠 One person rent	$551	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$1524
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1144	$1891
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	76	79
🏙️ Population	1.32M	24.9M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 17% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4275th and 4779th ($1328 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Uruguay and China, respectively. Check Uruguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 941st and 574th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Shanghai

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	Montevideo	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$559	$889
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$2541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.2	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.47%	4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2805	$16144
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2621	$8982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$6.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.75	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.02	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.27	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$8.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.5	$91.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$1275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$31449

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1166
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1168
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1097
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1184
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$970
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1510
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$620
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1078
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$682
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$626
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$539
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$671
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$621
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$739
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$754
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$750
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$732
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$762
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$799
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$908
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$781
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$807
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$754
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$772
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$753
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$771
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$779
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$776
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$769
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$789
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$769
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$773

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1026
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$705
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$747
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1021
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$584
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$662
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$715
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$619
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$674
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$685
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$705
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$613
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$734
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$672
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$744
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$700
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$676
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$842
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$666
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$674
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$689
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$626
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$700
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$628
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$701
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$535
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$648
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$649
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$704
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$711
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$701
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$769
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$772