Montevideo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$554	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	99
😀 Quality of life	76	99
🏙️ Population	1.32M	4.84M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 52% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4267th and 312th ($1331 vs $2801) 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 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 940th and 4th 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	$13.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$18951

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754