Housing market · September 2026

Punta del Este housing market

What it costs to buy and rent in Punta del Este, Uruguay, computed from 24,500 continuously monitored listings.

TuLugar Price Index

$3,619/m²

Price per m² (sale)

2-bedroom apartment

$320,000

Median apartment rent

$3,650/mes

Monitored listings

24,500

Price by neighborhood in Punta del Este

Where Punta del Este is expensive and where it is not. Every neighborhood with a usable sample, shaded by its median price per m². Tap one for its market.

Explore the full price mapEl Tesoro: $3,330/m²La Barra: $4,183/m²Laguna Blanca: $5,864/m²Manantiales: $5,000/m²Península: $3,333/m²Pinares: $3,720/m²Playa Brava: $3,650/m²Playa Mansa: $3,721/m²Punta del Este: apartment price per m²Median sale (USD) by region · September 2026 · tulugar.com$3,330–$5,864/m²Pinares$3,720/m²Playa Brava$3,650/m²La Barra$4,183/m²Manantiales$5,000/m²El Tesoro$3,330/m²
$3,330$5,864

Median $/m² for apartments for sale. Gray = insufficient sample.

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Market pace

Median age of active listings
379 daysMoves slower than Uruguay

Uruguay median: 210 days

Measures how long ago the listings that are STILL on the market today were published — not how long they take to sell. Shown only where we know the real publication date for most of the inventory.

Price history in Punta del Este

Apartment price per m² and whole-inventory median sale price, in USD. Apartments only, so the series always compares the same kind of property month to month. Where a neighborhood has no apartments for sale the $/m² column is left empty; the median sale price beside it still carries the month. A published month is only recomputed for a stated reason, and that month’s report says so. · Download CSV

Series since August 2026. The first monthly variation is published with the following month's close.

MonthPrice per m²MoMQoQYoYMedian sale
August 2026$3,667———$425,000

Neighborhoods

Apartment prices: median sale, $/m² and rent. “Listings” counts the whole inventory.

#City / NeighborhoodListingsApt. sale$/m²MoMYoYApt. rent
13,783$440K$3,721
——$3,000
23,597$364K$3,720
——$4,400
33,417$460K$3,650
——$3,500
42,691$264K$3,333
——$2,700
52,080$605K$4,183
——$9,500
61,147$741K$5,000
——$8,700
7311—————
8269$337K$3,330
———
999$685K$5,864
——$20,000
1017—————

By property type

TypeListingsMedian sale$/m²*
ApartmentsView →
15,24473%$380K$3,667
HousesView →
3,79618%$733K$2,909
1,6278%$399K$270
CommercialView →
2141%$600K$2,365

*Apartment and house m² is built area; land m² is the plot. A house enters its $/m² only when the source reports built area. This page’s headline uses apartments only.

By bedroom count — Apartments

ApartmentslistingsMedian$/m²
Studio7$121K$3,529
1 bedroom2,232$185K$3,425
2 bedrooms5,437$320K$3,556
3 bedrooms5,969$590K$3,800
4 bedrooms1,004$990K$4,608
5+ bedrooms168$2M$4,772

By bedroom count — Houses

HouseslistingsMedian$/m²
Studio2——
1 bedroom50$220K$3,377
2 bedrooms304$275K$2,798
3 bedrooms1,081$490K$2,897
4 bedrooms1,172$840K$3,024
5+ bedrooms1,127$1M$2,760

By lot size — Land

Price per m² varies dramatically between urban lots and rural plots. We show each category separately so the median represents something concrete.

By lot size — LandlistingsMedian$/m²
Urban lot< 500 m²192$191K—
Residential plot500 – 2,000 m²695$289K$310
Suburban estate2,000 – 10,000 m²378$645K—
Rural / farm> 1 ha113$3M—

Price distribution

How many listings fall in each price range (USD).

Price distribution — sale

<$50K
30
$50K-$100K
131
$100K-$200K
2497
$200K-$500K
9314
$500K-$1M
5405
>$1M
3434

Price distribution — rent

<$300
32
$300-$600
29
$600-$1K
128
$1K-$2K
522
$2K-$5K
1130
>$5K
1408

Properties for Sale in Punta del Este

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Active developers

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Frequently Asked Questions about Punta del Este

In Punta del Este, the median asking price of an apartment for sale is $380K. By type: apartments $380K, houses $733K, land $399K. The neighborhood with the most supply is Playa Mansa, where the median apartment costs $440K. The median apartment price per square meter is $3.619/m² — useful for comparing real value across neighborhoods and with other cities in the region.
The neighborhoods with the most real estate activity in Punta del Este are Playa Mansa, Pinares, Playa Brava, Península, La Barra. Playa Mansa leads with 3783 properties and a median apartment price of $440K. When choosing a neighborhood, think about commute distance, public transit access, nearby amenities (grocery, healthcare, schools), and your budget. A good quality-of-life indicator is rental availability — neighborhoods with more rentals tend to have better infrastructure and services.
It depends on how long you plan to stay. With a median apartment price of $380K and a median apartment rent of $3.650/mo, the price-to-rent ratio in Punta del Este favors buying if you're staying 3+ years. There are currently 20881 properties for sale and 3619 for rent — solid supply that gives buyers negotiating leverage. If you're new to the city, renting first lets you explore neighborhoods before committing to a purchase.
The Punta del Este market has 24500 monitored properties, with a median apartment price of $380K and a median apartment price per m² of $3.619/m². With 20881 properties for sale, the current supply is high — which is good for buyers: more options to choose from and more room to negotiate on price and payment terms. If you're looking for investment value, compare price per m² across neighborhoods to spot the best opportunities.
Yes, with no restrictions whatsoever. Foreigners in Uruguay have the exact same rights as citizens to purchase any type of property, including land. You don't need residency or a special visa. The purchase is formalized through a public notary, who verifies the title, drafts the contract, and registers it with the Public Registry. Closing costs are around 3-4% of the property value (notary fees, transfer tax, and registration fees). Many foreign investors also apply for temporary residency, which is relatively easy to obtain in Uruguay.

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Methodology

This page analyzes 24,500 listings in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Metrics are calculated from the active inventory TuLugar monitors across the market — both listings published on TuLugar and active agency supply tracked continuously. They are asking prices, not final transaction or closing prices.

We use medians to reduce the effect of outlier properties; $/m² only includes listings with valid area data. Prices in other currencies are converted to USD using the exchange rate available when the snapshot is refreshed.

Data is recalculated daily and can change when listings are published, updated, or deactivated.

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Data as of 2026-09-30 · refreshed 2026-09-30 03:00 UTC