Montevideo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$553	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$2474
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	75	99
🏙️ Population	1.32M	14.3M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 16% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4065th and 3019th ($1346 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Uruguay and Japan, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1043rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Tokyo

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	Montevideo	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101