Montevideo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$3141
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	86
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.79M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 45% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4065th and 861st ($1346 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1043rd and 59th 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	$14.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095