Cost of living comparison

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Madrid vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 14.9% more expensive than Montevideo.

Restaurants
pay 21.9% more in Madrid
Groceries
pay 6.4% less in Madrid
Transportation
pay 16.0% less in Madrid
Housing
pay 78.5% more in Madrid
Childcare
pay 34.9% more in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8% less in Madrid
Clothing
pay 5.9% less in Madrid

The cost of housing, childcare, and restaurants in Madrid are more expensive than in Montevideo. Expenses including transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Madrid. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Madrid.

Madrid vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madrid instead of Montevideo, you would:

pay 21.9% more for restaurants

 
Montevideo
Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.37
UYU625.17
$16.08
€15.57
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.64
UYU419.39
$10.72
€10.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.93
UYU83.93
$2.79
€2.70

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

 
Montevideo
Madrid
Bread
1 loaf
$2.66
UYU115.76
$1.50
€1.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.01
UYU261.41
$6.92
€6.70
Milk (1 gallon) $4.25
UYU184.65
$4.41
€4.27

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

 
Montevideo
Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.92
UYU300.89
$6.79
€6.57
Monthly public transit pass $47.91
UYU2,083.90
$42.87
€41.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,934.74
UYU1,562,927.08
$35,759.38
€34,623.73

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pay 78.5% more for housing

 
Montevideo
Madrid
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.60
UYU1,896.15
$31.85
€30.84
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $578.38
UYU25,155.68
$1,468.90
€1,422.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $419.05
UYU18,226.11
$1,074.71
€1,040.58

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pay 34.9% more for childcare

 
Montevideo
Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $386.12
UYU16,793.85
$567.57
€549.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,206.60
UYU356,933.58
$10,069.47
€9,749.68

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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Montevideo
Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.42
UYU148.60
$3.75
€3.63
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.79
UYU164.67
$2.59
€2.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.03
UYU218.81
$6.43
€6.23

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

 
Montevideo
Madrid
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.83
UYU4,080.79
$90.50
€87.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.64
UYU1,941.37
$37.21
€36.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$109.94
UYU4,781.56
$97.88
€94.77

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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