Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.6 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
Iran
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Iran
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
|
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