Montevideo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$688	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$628
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$382
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	54	63
😀 Quality of life	78	43
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.27M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 49% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3858th and 5331st ($1539 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Uruguay and South Africa, respectively. Check Uruguay vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 869th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$5012

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$742
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$997
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$784
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1015
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$994
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$902
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$872
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$811
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$903
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$691
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$723
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$691
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$663
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$607
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$882
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$494
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$611
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$904
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$549
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$590
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$912
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1014
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$938
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$632
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$965