Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 53.7% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 64.0% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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