Montevideo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$553	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$1598
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	48	63
😀 Quality of life	75	38
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.27M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 46% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4065th and 5917th ($1346 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Uruguay and South Africa, respectively. Check Uruguay vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 1043rd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Soweto

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	Montevideo	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003