Montevideo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$680	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$3648
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.79M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 37% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3808th and 897th ($1572 vs $2493) 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1165th and 29th 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	$18.2	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$20314

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029