Montevideo vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montevideo	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$1481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3597	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$639	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1092	$1190
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	9
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	1.3M	150K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 0.7% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 3978th and 4025th ($1492 vs $1481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Curacao, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 963rd and 6381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Willemstad

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	Montevideo	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$1196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3625	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3086	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.93	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.74	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$8.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.52	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.2	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9169	$10822

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1456
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$576
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$650
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$618
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$739
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$719
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$714
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$716
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$677
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$648
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$768
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$813
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$743
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$775
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$969
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$803
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$989
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$779
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1176
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$719
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$963
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$757
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$712
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$890
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$894
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596