Montevideo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montevideo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3194	$5929
🏠 One person rent	$558	$1681
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$2827
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1269	$4846
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	48	69
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	1.32M	385K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 49% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4149th and 545th ($1311 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 489th 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 1 months in Montevideo compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 824th and 180th 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	$13.7	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.68	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.89%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2918	$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2297	$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.42	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.1	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.82	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.62	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$387	$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7392	$26113

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2417
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2396
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2398
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$1770
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2485
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2611
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2463
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2312
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2298
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2362
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2420
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2243
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2722
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2053
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2266
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2523
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2437
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2231
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2390
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1847
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2380
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2634
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2268
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2475
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2409
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1917
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2343
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2515
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2357