San Carlos de BarilochevsMontevideo
📶
Montevideo has 7x faster internet
200 Mbps avg download speed
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
San Carlos de Bariloche
Montevideo
Total Budget
$2,100/mo ✓
$2,300/mo
Rent (1BR)
$1,100/mo
$800/mo ✓
Coworking
$130/mo ✓
$170/mo
Meal Out
$7 ✓
$9
Coffee
$2.5 ✓
$3.5
San Carlos de Bariloche is $200/mo cheaper (9% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇦🇷 San Carlos de Bariloche
📶 Internet30 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC-5
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West8h
🇺🇸 US East8h
🇬🇧 London6h
🇩🇪 Berlin5h
🌍 Montevideo
📶 Internet200 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC-4
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West7h
🇺🇸 US East8h
🇬🇧 London7h
🇩🇪 Berlin6h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
San Carlos de Bariloche
ClimateTemperate
Avg Temp9°C
Rainy Days116/year
Best months: January, February, December
Montevideo
ClimateTemperate
Avg Temp17°C
Rainy Days94/year
Best months: January, February, December, March
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
18°22°
Apr
9°18°
Jul
3°11°
Oct
8°16°
San Carlos de BarilocheMontevideo
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇦🇷San Carlos de Bariloche
🌍Montevideo
💰
Monthly Budget
$2,100
$2,300
📶
Internet Speed
30 Mbps
200 Mbps
Winner🛡️
Safety
3.8/5
3.7/5
⭐
Nomad Score
3.7/10
3.8/10
🍽️
Food Scene
7/10
7/10
🎉
Nightlife
6/10
7/10
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Walkability
7/10
8/10
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Community
small
medium
Winner0
San Carlos de Bariloche wins
vs
2
Montevideo wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
San Carlos de Bariloche
$200/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Montevideo
200 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Montevideo
Larger nomad community for networking
🛡️Safety-First
Either works
Both cities are similarly safe
🍜Foodie
Either works
Both have great food scenes
🎉Party Person
Either works
Both have great nightlife
🇦🇷San Carlos de Bariloche
Pros
- +Spectacular Patagonian scenery with lakes, forests and snow-capped mountains right on your doorstep
- +Four-season destination: hiking and lake life in summer, skiing and snowboarding in winter
- +Plenty of cafes and a handful of coworking spaces suitable for remote work
- +Lower cost of living than major European or North American mountain towns
Cons
- −Seasonality is extreme: very busy and expensive during summer holidays and ski season, much quieter off season
- −Weather can be rainy, windy and cold in winter with occasional storms that affect transport and outdoor plans
- −Internet can be slower and less reliable than in big Argentine cities, especially in more remote neighborhoods
- −You will almost certainly need a car or be comfortable with buses and remises to fully enjoy the surroundings
🌍Montevideo
Pros
- +Very reliable, fast fiber internet with some of the best speeds in Latin America
- +Long waterfront Rambla with beaches and bike path, perfect for daily walks, runs and sunset mate
- +Politically and socially progressive country with strong rule of law for the region
- +Good selection of cafes and several coworking spaces in Pocitos, Centro and Buceo
Cons
- −Expensive for Latin America with prices for food, rent and going out closer to Southern Europe than to neighboring countries
- −Pace of life is slow and bureaucracy can be frustrating for any official paperwork
- −Atlantic water is brownish from the Río de la Plata and beaches feel more urban than tropical
- −Nightlife and cultural offer are solid but not as intense as in Buenos Aires or São Paulo
