Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.7 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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