Montevideo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$680	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$879
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	77	75
🏙️ Population	1.3M	24.9M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 40% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3808th and 4971st ($1572 vs $1126) 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 1165th and 1655th 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	$18.2	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$27781

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765