Montevideo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montevideo	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3221	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$554	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$2601
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	76	99
🏙️ Population	1.32M	14.3M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 19% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4267th and 3085th ($1331 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Uruguay and Japan, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 940th 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	$13.2	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.1	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.44%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2796	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2616	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.5	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.3	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7936	$15495

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033