Montevideo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$553	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$958
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	48	90
😀 Quality of life	75	70
🏙️ Population	1.32M	13.9M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 96% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4065th and 6956th ($1346 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Uruguay and China, respectively. Check Uruguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1043rd and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$18215

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616