Is Uruguay a good place to live for remote workers?

Uruguay scores 73/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 221.4 Mbps, safety 33, healthcare 85, air quality 85; English not scored) — rank 53 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Uruguay?

Median fixed broadband is around 221.4 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Uruguay?

Single-person essentials run about $1,592/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.9× essentials).

Livability · rank 53/167

Is 🇺🇾 Uruguay (Montevideo) a good place to live?

Quality score 73/100 against essentials of $1,592/month.

The five metrics

Internet 89 221.4 Mbps median broadband, 92% online

Safety 33 11.2 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 85 UHC service coverage 85/100 (2023)

Air quality 85 PM2.5 11.6 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 0.95 · corruption control 1.53 · stability 1.28 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $36.7 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $14.03/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,592)	Verdict
$2,000	1.3×	comfortable
$3,000	1.9×	very comfortable
$5,000	3.1×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇳🇴 Norway — quality 94.1, essentials $2,051/mo
🇱🇷 Liberia — quality 46.8, essentials $1,019/mo
🇸🇨 Seychelles — quality 60.7, essentials $1,316/mo
🇳🇿 New Zealand — quality 93.4, essentials $2,008/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Uruguay a good place to live for remote workers?: Uruguay scores 73/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 221.4 Mbps, safety 33, healthcare 85, air quality 85; English not scored) — rank 53 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Uruguay?: Median fixed broadband is around 221.4 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Uruguay?: Single-person essentials run about $1,592/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.9× essentials).