Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 47.0% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 70.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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