Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 35.2% cheaper than Angola.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Angola, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Angola
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Angola
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
Angola
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Angola
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 79.4% less for clothing
Angola
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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