Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 40.1% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 72.5% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,838
|
$3.44
Bs23.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,623
|
$6.51
Bs44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD596
|
$0.97
Bs6.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD323
|
$0.75
Bs5.15
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,076
|
$1.28
Bs8.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,762
|
$2.45
Bs16.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,637
|
$3.60
Bs24.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,293
|
$1.54
Bs10.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,141
|
$1.77
Bs12.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.98
Bs6.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD634
|
$0.47
Bs3.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD610
|
$0.51
Bs3.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.60
Bs4.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD378
|
$0.55
Bs3.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.52
Bs3.56
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,246
|
$2.03
Bs13.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,493
|
$31.11
Bs214.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394
|
$15,452.82
Bs106,304.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,869
|
$15.23
Bs104.76
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Iraq
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,605
|
$52.88
Bs363.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,230
|
$306.54
Bs2,108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,598
|
$213.11
Bs1,466.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,724
|
$29.25
Bs201.25
|
|
pay 95.3% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,024
|
$170.51
Bs1,173.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,018.18
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,241
|
$2.13
Bs14.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,923
|
$2.36
Bs16.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,316
|
$2.73
Bs18.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,657
|
$41.42
Bs284.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,123
|
$7.53
Bs51.81
|
|
pay 52.9% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,247
|
$41.05
Bs282.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD32,998
|
$48.50
Bs333.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,527
|
$65.57
Bs451.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,788
|
$57.30
Bs394.18
|
|
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