Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 63.6% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 72.9% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.01
CFPF1,646
|
$4.44
IQD5,780
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
$6.78
IQD8,839
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
CFPF348
|
$0.42
IQD549
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
CFPF291
|
$0.20
IQD264
|
|
pay 63.8% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
$0.79
IQD1,035
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
CFPF555
|
$2.41
IQD3,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CFPF653
|
$4.46
IQD5,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
$1.75
IQD2,279
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
CFPF610
|
$1.96
IQD2,555
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CFPF191
|
$0.48
IQD621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF78
|
$0.51
IQD662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.94
CFPF542
|
$0.46
IQD594
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
CFPF337
|
$0.30
IQD387
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
CFPF232
|
$0.27
IQD352
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFPF89
|
$0.27
IQD354
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
CFPF586
|
$1.96
IQD2,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.17
IQD52,347
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,189,942
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,338,385
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$117.98
CFPF12,941
|
$16.76
IQD21,844
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$99.72
CFPF10,938
|
$34.86
IQD45,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,103.62
CFPF121,050
|
$280.92
IQD366,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.69
CFPF104,823
|
$189.29
IQD246,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.84
CFPF8,648
|
$69.33
IQD90,348
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.77
CFPF49,771
|
$141.04
IQD183,784
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,075.44
CFPF995,428
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,288,717
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
CFPF478
|
$2.35
IQD3,064
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CFPF424
|
$2.38
IQD3,107
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.67
CFPF1,060
|
$2.03
IQD2,644
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.36
CFPF6,731
|
$31.97
IQD41,654
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
CFPF1,397
|
$8.21
IQD10,700
|
|
pay 71.9% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$24.45
IQD31,867
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.92
CFPF9,753
|
$24.19
IQD31,523
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.63
CFPF15,425
|
$44.63
IQD58,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$39.49
IQD51,465
|
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