Montevideo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$680	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$4485
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	69
😀 Quality of life	77	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	385K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 40% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3808th and 719th ($1572 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 625th in Uruguay and the United States, respectively. Check Uruguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 1165th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Tampa

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	Montevideo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$16676

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285