Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.3 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
Iraq
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay 14.1% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
|
pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
|
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