Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 51.8% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$566.02
|
$4.48
IQD5,838
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$401.14
|
$6.61
IQD8,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.26
|
$0.46
IQD596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.38
|
$0.25
IQD323
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$77.46
|
$0.83
IQD1,076
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$192.59
|
$2.12
IQD2,762
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$154.09
|
$4.32
IQD5,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$119.56
|
$1.76
IQD2,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$187.91
|
$1.64
IQD2,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.25
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$52.95
|
$0.49
IQD634
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$27.97
|
$0.47
IQD610
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.56
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.51
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$30.87
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$270.72
|
$1.72
IQD2,246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,830.95
|
$27.22
IQD35,493
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,397,823.23
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$632.91
|
$16.77
IQD21,869
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,446.39
|
$38.80
IQD50,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,466.27
|
$279.28
IQD364,230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,665.21
|
$186.02
IQD242,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,581.63
|
$66.50
IQD86,724
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,831.36
|
$109.67
IQD143,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$254,629.00
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$137.81
|
$2.49
IQD3,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$146.15
|
$2.24
IQD2,923
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$183.75
|
$1.78
IQD2,316
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,903.51
|
$29.64
IQD38,657
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$362.25
|
$8.53
IQD11,123
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,510.76
|
$24.73
IQD32,247
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,586.55
|
$25.30
IQD32,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,104.48
|
$45.64
IQD59,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,181.16
|
$51.98
IQD67,788
|
|
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