Montevideo vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$553	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.8M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 28% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4065th and 2225th ($1346 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st 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 Montreal. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1043rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692