Montevideo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$553	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$1644
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	1.32M	24.9M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 23% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4065th and 4858th ($1346 vs $1097) 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 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1043rd and 675th 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	$14.4	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746