Montevideo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$4188
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	1.3M	5.45M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 46% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3858th and 370th ($1539 vs $2844) 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 0.8 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 869th 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	$15.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863