Montevideo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montevideo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3597
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$639
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1030
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1092
$969
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
1.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 70% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3978th and 6334th ($1492 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 963rd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montevideo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$610
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.81%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3625
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3086
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.74
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.52
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$485
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9169
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634