Montevideo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montevideo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3597	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1092	$4008
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	1.3M	5.45M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 43% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3978th and 649th ($1492 vs $2640) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 963rd and 3rd 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	$15.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3625	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3086	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.93	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.74	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.52	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9169	$19140

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710