Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 3.4 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$14.27
UYU549.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$10.38
UYU399.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$2.24
UYU86.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$1.68
UYU64.90
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$2.92
UYU112.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$6.16
UYU237.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$4.38
UYU168.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$4.58
UYU176.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$4.51
UYU173.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$1.08
UYU41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$1.18
UYU45.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$0.73
UYU28.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$1.36
UYU52.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$0.86
UYU32.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$0.82
UYU31.48
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$7.50
UYU289.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$46.69
UYU1,799.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,598,174.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$22.44
UYU864.76
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$43.70
UYU1,684.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$610.68
UYU23,534.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$460.50
UYU17,747.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$109.30
UYU4,212.21
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$391.27
UYU15,079.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
$8,590.90
UYU331,083.46
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$3.37
UYU129.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$4.18
UYU161.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$5.19
UYU199.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$61.70
UYU2,377.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$10.64
UYU409.89
|
|
pay 78.3% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$101.17
UYU3,898.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$44.13
UYU1,700.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$115.51
UYU4,451.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$119.30
UYU4,597.75
|
|
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