Montevideo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montevideo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3194	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$558	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1269	$3743
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	99
😀 Quality of life	76	98
🏙️ Population	1.32M	4.84M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 52% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4149th and 318th ($1311 vs $2741) 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 1 months in Montevideo compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 824th 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	$13.7	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.68	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.89%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2918	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2297	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.42	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.1	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.82	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.62	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$387	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7392	$17934

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816