Montevideo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montevideo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1572	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$680	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1140	$4175
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	74
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	1.3M	459K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 34% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3808th and 1097th ($1572 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 940th in Uruguay and the United States, respectively. Check Uruguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 1165th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Virginia Beach

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	Montevideo	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.65	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$789	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3552	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.3	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.74	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.96	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.68	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.1	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10526	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763