Montevideo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montevideo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3597	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$639	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1092	$3342
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	86
😀 Quality of life	79	99
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.79M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 39% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3978th and 918th ($1492 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Uruguay and Canada, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 963rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Toronto

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	Montevideo	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3625	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3086	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.93	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.74	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.52	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.2	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9169	$17676

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043