Baghdad vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$417	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$1269
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	48
😀 Quality of life	51	76
🏙️ Population	6.96M	1.32M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 32% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6005th and 4149th ($894 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Uruguay, respectively. Check Iraq vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6198th and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Montevideo

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	Baghdad	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$7392

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639