Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 24.4% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Haiti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Haiti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 16.7% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 68.4% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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