Montevideo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	1.32M	4.84M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 47% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4065th and 745th ($1346 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Australia, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1043rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Sydney

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	Montevideo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683