Rooms and flatshares in Montevideo: neighborhoods, costs and rental guarantees

At a glance

Montevideo room-search snapshot

Private-room planning range

Roughly UYU 9k–15k/month

Current examples

Around UYU 8.5k–14k across Ciudad Vieja, Parque Rodó, Reducto and Aguada

Guarantee

Multiple systems exist; traditional qualifying cash-security framework can reach five months’ rent

Critical qualification

Five months is a legal ceiling in the traditional regime, not a recommendation or normal room deposit

Furnished rooms

Common in student and newcomer inventory

STM electronic fare

One-hour UYU 52; two-hour UYU 78

Cash fare

Common one-hour UYU 64

Main cost trap

Gastos comunes and winter utilities

Neighborhood starting points and current rooms

Use the neighborhood guide for editorial context. Room areas below are provider-supplied privacy groupings and are shown separately.

Best starting areas for

Current room-price signals

Current MercadoLibre examples include UYU 8,500–10,000 in some Ciudad Vieja or Reducto inventory and UYU 12,500–14,000 in Parque Rodó, Aguada and similar areas, with premium private-bathroom rooms above the range.

Guarantee requirements, gastos comunes and utilities should be compared alongside rent.

STM bus products

Montevideo’s current STM fares include electronic one-hour UYU 52, electronic two-hour UYU 78 and common cash one-hour UYU 64, with lower student products.

There is no Metro, so route frequency, bus corridor and late service matter more than straight-line distance.

Five-month ceiling is not a normal room deposit

The traditional urban-lease cash-security framework under Laws 13.659 and Decree-Law 14.219 can allow security up to five months’ rent for qualifying housing contracts. Do not present that as a recommendation or as what a room renter should normally pay.

Many renters instead use public guarantee services, payroll-linked mechanisms, insurance or private guarantee companies. Ask which guarantee the landlord accepts and whether you qualify.

Furnished rooms and all-in cost

Furnished rooms are common in student and newcomer inventory. Compare rent, gastos comunes, electricity, water, internet, heating and cleaning, especially during winter.

Room or residence arrangements may differ from ordinary full-home tenancy.

Montevideo rental scam patterns

Uruguay’s Ministry of the Interior has warned about fake rental profiles, copied photos and reservation payments before verification.

• Fake social-media profile or nonexistent property.
• Copied genuine photos.
• Seña, deposit or advance requested to reserve.
• Supposed landlord is abroad.
• Payment method is untraceable.
• No written terms or credible viewing.

Before you pay for a room in Montevideo

• I know which guarantee system the arrangement uses.
• I do not confuse the traditional five-month ceiling with a normal required deposit.
• I know gastos comunes and utilities.
• I checked the real STM bus commute.
• I verified advertiser and property.
• I have written terms.
• I saw the room or completed credible live verification.
• I retained payment evidence.