Montevideo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montevideo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3194	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$558	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1269	$2885
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	76	100
🏙️ Population	1.32M	14M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 16% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4149th and 3238th ($1311 vs $1556) 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 1 months in Montevideo compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 824th and 1st 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	$13.7	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.68	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.89%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2918	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2297	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.42	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.82	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.62	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$387	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7392	$15051

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063