Cost of living comparison
Iran is 37.2% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Iran instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 76.1% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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