Córdoba vs Colonia del Sacramento
In short
Calculated from the figures below, with no overall “who wins” score.
Rent
✓in Córdoba cheaper — −18%
Ready-made house
✓in Córdoba cheaper — −9%
Gas per m³
✓in Córdoba cheaper — −82%
In numbers
Exchange rate as of the date each figure was checked.
House or apartment rent
per month✓Córdoba≈ $511–647ARS 790k – 1Mcheaper by 18%Colonia del Sacramento≈ $619–793UYU 25–32kPiped gas
✓Córdoba≈ $0.21 per m³ARS 329.29 per m³cheaper by 82%Colonia del Sacramento≈ $1.15UYU 46.64Winter
averageCórdoba11 °C11 °CColonia del Sacramento11 °C11 °CPrecipitation
per yearCórdoba855 mm855 mmColonia del Sacramento1,144.5 mm1,144.5 mmReady-made house
purchase✓Córdoba$163,500–296,250$163,500–296,250cheaper by 9%Colonia del Sacramento$155–350k$155–350k
By topic
A quick look at each city. Details and sources are on the city page.
Daily life
Córdoba
Nothing yet
Colonia del Sacramento
The 2023 census counted 135,797 people in the department of Colonia, about 4% of Uruguay's population. The source gives no separate figure for the city.
OfficialINE: final results of the 2023 census, population by department · checked 6 Oct 2026
Housing
Córdoba
A two-bedroom apartment: Centro about 790k pesos a month, General Paz 950k, Nueva Córdoba 1 million (520–660 dollars). Building fees on top.
SpecialistMercado Libre: two-bedroom apartments for rent, city of Córdoba · checked 6 Oct 2026
A three-bedroom house in the city by listings is most often 165–295k dollars, median about 208k. Sellers quote prices in dollars.
SpecialistMercado Libre: three-bedroom houses for sale, city of Córdoba · checked 6 Oct 2026
Colonia del Sacramento
A two-bedroom house or apartment in listings costs 25–32 thousand pesos a month, median 27 thousand (about 670 dollars). Furnished or by the rambla: in dollars.
SpecialistInfoCasas: houses and apartments for rent in Colonia del Sacramento, all six pages of results (about 120 listings) · checked 6 Oct 2026
A three-bedroom house in listings costs 155–350 thousand dollars, median 230 thousand. Two bedrooms: 100–160 thousand, median 135 thousand.
SpecialistInfoCasas: houses for sale in Colonia del Sacramento, first four pages of results (85 houses out of more than 400 listings) · checked 6 Oct 2026
Money and prices
Córdoba
The minimum food basket for a family of four in the Pampas region (INDEC) is about 678k pesos a month, June 2026. There is no separate figure for Córdoba.
OfficialIPEC Santa Fe, INDEC series: basic food basket (extreme poverty line) per adult equivalent, Pampas region, 2017 to June 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
The poverty line for a family of four in the Pampas region is 1.51 million pesos a month (June 2026), without rent. With a rented two-bedroom: 2.3–2.5 million.
OfficialIPEC Santa Fe, INDEC series: total basic basket (poverty line) per adult equivalent, Pampas region, 2017 to June 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Colonia del Sacramento
Nothing yet
Family and kids
Córdoba
Córdoba's most expensive schools in March 2026: primary 0.8–1.08 million pesos a month, secondary 0.9–1.24 million. Subsidised private schools are cheaper.
SpecialistInfoNegocios: a map of fees and enrolment charges at Córdoba's most expensive schools, 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Colonia del Sacramento
Nothing yet
Healthcare
Córdoba
Córdoba's provincial hospitals do not charge foreigners without residence. Only two national hospitals charge them: Hospital de Clínicas and Maternidad Nacional.
SpecialistLa Voz de San Justo: in Córdoba, foreigners without residence will be charged only in two hospitals · checked 6 Oct 2026
Colonia del Sacramento
The local FONASA health provider is ORAMECO (Alberto Méndez 170). The department also has CAMEC in Rosario and CAMOC in Carmelo. The BPS list is old, from 2018.
OfficialBPS: list of FONASA providers with the full range of services · checked 6 Oct 2026
Transport
Córdoba
In 2025 Córdoba had direct flights to Madrid, Panama, Santiago, Lima, Rio and São Paulo. Buenos Aires (Aeroparque) carried 1.44 million passengers a year.
OfficialArgentina's Ministry of Tourism, “Conectividad Aérea”: main air routes by year (flights and passengers) · checked 6 Oct 2026
Colonia del Sacramento
To Buenos Aires by Colonia Express ferry in 1 h 15 min, five sailings a day each way. From Montevideo a bus with a transfer to the ferry takes 3 h 30 min.
SpecialistColonia Express: Colonia – Buenos Aires ferry timetable, September–October 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Climate
Córdoba
The average July temperature is 10.7 degrees: about 18 by day and 4 at night. Cold nights reach -4, snow is rare. Winter is dry; the north wind can bring 30.
SpecialistClimates to Travel: climate of Córdoba, normals 1991–2020 · checked 6 Oct 2026
January averages 23.7 degrees, about 30 by day and 17 at night. From September to February there are heat waves up to 38–40, the record is 40.8 in January 2012.
SpecialistClimates to Travel: climate of Córdoba, normals 1991–2020 · checked 6 Oct 2026
About 855 mm a year, almost all of it from October to April, often in thunderstorms. May to September is dry: 6–8 mm a month in June–August.
SpecialistClimates to Travel: climate of Córdoba, normals 1991–2020 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Colonia del Sacramento
The 1991–2020 July normal is 11.0 °C: about 15 by day, about 7 at night. Frosts are rare; the absolute minimum over 30 years was minus 2.6 °C.
OfficialINUMET: 1991–2020 climate normals, Colonia station · checked 6 Oct 2026
About 1,145 mm a year with no dry season: from 69 mm in June and August to 126 mm in March. About 75 days a year with at least 1 mm of rain.
OfficialINUMET: 1991–2020 climate normals, Colonia station · checked 6 Oct 2026
Safety
Córdoba
Córdoba province, 2025: 96 victims of intentional homicide, 2.4 per 100k residents; in 2024 there were 117 and 3.0. There is no separate figure for the city.
OfficialSNIC: victims of intentional homicide and rate per 100,000 residents, Córdoba province · checked 6 Oct 2026
Colonia del Sacramento
In 2025 Uruguay had 369 homicides, 10.3 per 100 thousand. Colonia is not among the four departments with the most, where fourth place is 13 cases.
SpecialistMontevideo Portal: preliminary Interior Ministry data on homicides in 2025 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Internet and phone
Córdoba
Nothing yet
Colonia del Sacramento
Antel fibre: 400/30 Mbit/s for 1,650 pesos a month, 1 Gbit/s for 4,342 pesos, taxes included. The price list is the same nationwide.
OfficialAntel: data tariff price list, 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Services
Córdoba
EPEC electricity without subsidy from 1 October 2026: 250 pesos per kWh up to 120 kWh, 301 pesos beyond, plus 2.9k a month. 300 kWh is about 87k pesos (57 dollars).
OfficialEPEC: summary tariff schedule, in force from 1 October 2026 (published 29 September 2026) · checked 6 Oct 2026
Ecogas gas in Córdoba without subsidy: 329 pesos per m³ plus a fixed charge from 4.8k (R1), before taxes. 100 m³ in winter is about 37.7k pesos (25 dollars).
OfficialENReGE (formerly ENARGAS): natural gas tariffs of all distributors from 1 September 2026 (Excel), Distribuidora de Gas del Centro, Córdoba · checked 6 Oct 2026
Colonia del Sacramento
UTE's tariff is the same nationwide: 6.744–8.452 pesos per kWh. 300 kWh with 3 kW of power is about 2,940 pesos a month (73 dollars); the decree is silent on taxes.
OfficialDecree 339/025: UTE tariffs from 1 January 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
OSE outside the resort zone: for 15 m³ a month, water is about 1,065 pesos, with sewerage about 1,940 pesos (48 dollars). Tariff from 1 January 2026.
OfficialDecree 340/025: OSE water and sewerage tariffs from 1 January 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Colonia has a Conecta natural gas network: 46.6 pesos per m³ plus 380 a month, before taxes. 30 m³ is about 1,780 pesos, 100 m³ in winter about 5,040.
OfficialConecta: maximum natural gas tariffs in the department of Colonia from 1 August 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026

