Baghdad vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$386	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$1147
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	48
😀 Quality of life	52	76
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.32M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 35% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6246th and 4267th ($859 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.9 months in Montevideo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6059th and 940th 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	$4.99	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$7936

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771