Esquel vs Montevideo

From 16k pesos in Casavalle to 34k in Carrasco: between the cheapest and the most expensive neighbourhood it is a little over two times.

OfficialINE: average rent by neighborhood in Montevideo, active contracts · checked 28 Sep 2026

A house or duplex with 2 bedrooms, per month. Few listings: for your first winter, budget at the top of the range.

SpecialistLong-term rental listings — Zonaprop, Mercado Libre, local agencies · checked 30 Aug 2026

700–800 m² with water, electricity and gas in the suburbs. Plots with views and prepared plots go up to $73k.

SpecialistListings for land and houses for sale — Zonaprop, Mercado Libre, Argenprop · checked 1 Sep 2026

From 59 m² to 230 m² in the Mercado Libre results at the beginning of September.

SpecialistListings for land and houses for sale — Zonaprop, Mercado Libre, Argenprop · checked 1 Sep 2026

The base bill for the cold zone at 451 m³ a month, before discounts. Ask for the last 12 bills for the specific house.

SpecialistCamuzzi Gas del Sur — current rates · checked 29 Aug 2026

The average existing contract in Montevideo is 23,472 pesos a month. Pocitos 28,018, Punta Carretas 28,959, Centro 23,124 (July 2026).

OfficialINE: rental market indicators, July 2026 · checked 28 Sep 2026

A two-bedroom in Pocitos is about 39k pesos a month, in Punta Carretas 50k, in Centro 29.9k. A three-bedroom house in Carrasco is 2,300–5,500 dollars.

SpecialistGallito: two-bedroom apartments for rent in Pocitos · checked 28 Sep 2026

The median of registered transactions in Montevideo is 118k dollars (June 2026), nationwide 85k.

OfficialINE: housing sales market indicators, June-July 2026 · checked 28 Sep 2026

By the listings, about 298k dollars for 72 m² in Pocitos, range 120–680k. These are asking prices, not transactions.

SpecialistGallito: two-bedroom apartments for sale in Pocitos · checked 28 Sep 2026

The poverty line, without rent: food, utilities, transport, clothing. With a rented house, from ARS 2.6–2.9 million.

SpecialistObservatorio de Economía UNPSJB — cost of the basket in Patagonian cities, July 2026 · checked 9 Sep 2026

The minimum basket per month. The cheapest of 7 cities in Southern Patagonia: Trelew is 876k, Comodoro is 901k.

SpecialistObservatorio de Economía UNPSJB — cost of the basket in Patagonian cities, July 2026 · checked 9 Sep 2026

A family of three renting housing in Montevideo is considered poor at an income below 54,233 pesos a month. For two the threshold is 39,169.

OfficialINE: income poverty estimate, first half of 2025, with poverty lines · checked 28 Sep 2026

The INE minimum food basket for Montevideo is 6,309 pesos per person a month, for a family of four about 25,200. Values for January 2025.

OfficialINE: income poverty estimate, first half of 2025, with poverty lines · checked 28 Sep 2026

Places in salas de 3, 4, 5 and in first grade are assigned by the provincial DINO system. A place at the school you choose is not guaranteed.

OfficialChubut — allocation of school places through the DINO system, 2026 · checked 31 Aug 2026

Enrolment in a state kindergarten from age three and in school goes through the Guri Familia portal. The country of origin and the family's status do not matter.

OfficialMinistry of Education and Culture: guide to enrolling migrants, primary education · checked 28 Sep 2026

Hospital Zonal Esquel: pediatrics, gastroenterology, endoscopy, laboratory. Intensive care and part of the surgery are in Trelew and Comodoro Rivadavia.

OfficialMinisterio de Salud — services of Hospital Zonal Esquel · checked 25 Aug 2026

Clínica Esquel: two operating rooms, a delivery room, obstetrics, neonatology. Esquel Diagnóstico: MRI, CT and pediatric specialists.

SpecialistClínica Esquel — medical services · checked 25 Aug 2026

The regulator's benchmark for a personal contribution to a mutualista (a private health fund) is 6,858 pesos a month per person. The cap on a co-payment for a visit, test or medicine is 880 pesos.

OfficialUruguay's Ministry of Public Health: healthcare price adjustment, July 2026 · checked 28 Sep 2026

About 21 km from town, part of the national airport system.

OfficialEsquel airport · checked 25 Aug 2026

RN 259 to Trevelin is paved and maintained in winter, but ice, wind and animals on the road can occur. The last kilometers on provincial roads matter more: they are gravel.

OfficialDNV — maintenance project for RN 40 / RN 259 · checked 25 Aug 2026

One hour of travel with an STM card costs 52 pesos, two hours 78. Cash is more expensive: 64 and 97. The first card is free.

OfficialMontevideo city hall: urban public transport fares · checked 28 Sep 2026

On Ruta 101, kilometre 19.95. There are 18 direct destinations, only Madrid in Europe and only Miami in the US.

SpecialistCarrasco airport: direct destinations · checked 28 Sep 2026

The average July temperature is 1.7 °C, with about 106.6 frost days a year. The winter is moderate in length, on the dry eastern edge of the Andes.

OfficialSMN — climate normals 1991–2020 · checked 24 Aug 2026

The average January temperature is 15.4 °C, according to the SMN 1991–2020 normals.

OfficialSMN — climate normals 1991–2020 · checked 24 Aug 2026

472.5 mm, with the maximum falling in winter. For comparison: Bariloche gets 812.5 mm and El Bolsón about 906 mm.

OfficialSMN — climate normals 1991–2020 · checked 24 Aug 2026

Four distinct seasons: up to +32 °C in summer, down to −10 °C in winter, and snow is common. It is noticeably drier than the western Andes.

OfficialEsquel municipal tourism — climate · checked 21 Aug 2026

July is the coldest month: average minimum 7.2 degrees, average maximum 15.0. June and August are almost the same.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals of Montevideo · checked 28 Sep 2026

About 1,100 mm a year, and surprisingly evenly distributed: in any month from 83 to 109 mm and 8–10 rain days.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals of Montevideo · checked 28 Sep 2026

In Chubut in 2025 the rate was 3.5 per 100k residents, below the national average (3.6). There are no separate figures for Esquel; most cases are in the coastal cities.

OfficialSNIC — Informe del Sistema Nacional de Información Criminal, year 2025, table 5 (intentional homicides by province) · checked 9 Sep 2026

In 2025 Montevideo had 210 homicides out of 369 nationwide, that is 57%. Nationwide it is 10.3 per 100 thousand residents.

OfficialUruguay's Ministry of the Interior: preliminary crime statistics for 2025 · checked 28 Sep 2026

Robbery reports (rapiña) in 2025: Pocitos 125, Carrasco 59, Cordón 290, Casavalle 481, Unión 564. These are the number of cases, not adjusted for population.

OfficialUruguay's Ministry of the Interior, open data: crime reports by Montevideo neighborhood (microdata through 2025) · checked 29 Sep 2026

Reports of theft without violence in 2025: Cordón 2,697, Pocitos 2,062, Carrasco 517. This includes thefts from cars and shops, not only from passers-by.

OfficialUruguay's Ministry of the Interior, open data: crime reports by Montevideo neighborhood (microdata through 2025) · checked 29 Sep 2026

In town, fiber up to 600 Mbps; XG offers plans of 100–300 Mbps over fiber and wireless. Outside the ejido, check by address.

SpecialistXG — internet in Esquel and Trevelin · checked 2 Sep 2026

State-owned Antel offers up to 1000/300 Mbit/s over fibre, and the basic home plan is 400/30.

OfficialAntel: data transmission price list, 2026 · checked 28 Sep 2026

From 1,650 pesos for 400 Mbit/s to 4,342 for a gigabit. Taxes included, two-year contract.

OfficialAntel: data transmission price list, 2026 · checked 28 Sep 2026

In 2026, from January, Camuzzi again issues connection permits in Esquel and Trevelin; outside town, check by address before renting.

SpecialistCamuzzi — gas connections resume in the Cordillera · checked 29 Aug 2026

Outside town, firewood and gas cylinders are the norm: the province hands them out every year under Plan Calor (in 2026, over ARS 600 million).

OfficialChubut — Plan Calor 2026 · checked 29 Aug 2026

Provided by Cooperativa 16 de Octubre, which has separate emergency lines for Esquel and Trevelin. Without power, the water supply also sags.

SpecialistCooperativa 16 de Octubre — electricity and water in Esquel and Trevelin · checked 29 Aug 2026

From January 2026: 6.744 pesos per kWh up to 100 kWh, 8.452 from 101 to 600, plus a fixed 324.9 pesos a month. For 300 kWh the tariff comes to about 2,900 pesos.

OfficialDecreto 339/025: UTE rates from 1 January 2026 · checked 28 Sep 2026

OSE water from January 2026: up to 15 m³ at 36.91 pesos per m³ plus a fixed charge of 327.5. For 15 m³ that comes to about 880 pesos a month. The municipality bills sewage separately.

OfficialDecree 340/025: OSE water and sewerage tariffs from 1 January 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

The municipality, not OSE, bills sewage in Montevideo: a fixed charge of 80.76 pesos a month and 45.30 per m³ of water (2025 tariff). For 15 m³ that is about 760 pesos, billed every two months.

OfficialMontevideo city government: saneamiento (sewerage) tariff · checked 29 Sep 2026

Montevideo Gas network gas, September 2026, including VAT: 48.55 pesos per m³ plus a fixed charge of 714.86 a month. Summer, 30 m³: about 2,170 pesos; winter, 100 m³: about 5,570.

OfficialMontevideo Gas: current tariff, September 2026, including VAT · checked 29 Sep 2026