Montevideo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$688	$813
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$1422
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$2429
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	1.3M	14.3M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 8% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3858th and 3273rd ($1539 vs $1679) 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 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 869th and 9th 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	$15.6	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$3.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1144
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1128
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1004
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1105
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1038
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1009
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1006