Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.5 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
|
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