Montevideo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$553	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$1771
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	96
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	1.32M	17.7M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 47% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4065th and 5950th ($1346 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1043rd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Shenzhen

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	Montevideo	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609