Montevideo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$688	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$1068
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	78	76
🏙️ Population	1.3M	24.9M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 34% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3858th and 4880th ($1539 vs $1147) 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 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 869th and 1178th 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	$15.6	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$27610

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789