Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 50.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.94
|
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$399.23
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.19
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.78
|
$0.20
IQD258
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.33
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.68
|
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.26
|
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.19
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.75
|
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.07
|
$0.38
IQD504
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.80
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.64
|
$0.41
IQD539
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.17
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.81
|
$0.28
IQD365
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.78
|
$0.24
IQD318
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$290.14
|
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,796.52
|
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,596,908.34
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$743.56
|
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,576.22
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,173.32
|
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,130.28
|
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,305.07
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,640.26
|
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$277,338.07
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.77
|
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.93
|
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.64
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,964.38
|
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$369.29
|
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
|
pay 60.3% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,921.78
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,791.53
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,628.63
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,351.58
|
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
|
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