Montevideo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montevideo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3597	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$639	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1092	$931
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	79	77
🏙️ Population	1.3M	24.9M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 32% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3978th and 4879th ($1492 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 963rd and 1383rd 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	$15.9	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3625	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3086	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.93	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.74	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.52	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.2	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9169	$27624

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753