Montevideo vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$553	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$994
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	9
😀 Quality of life	75	48
🏙️ Population	1.32M	150K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 8% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4065th and 3589th ($1346 vs $1460) 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 0.7 months in Willemstad. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 1043rd and 6340th 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	$14.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$9410

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901