Montevideo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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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

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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