Montevideo vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$553	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$2695
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	48	98
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.97M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 27% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4065th and 2270th ($1346 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Austria, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 1043rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Vienna

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	Montevideo	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987