Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 83.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
$5.17
GTQ40.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
$6.05
GTQ46.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$1.18
GTQ9.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$2.59
GTQ20.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
$6.95
GTQ53.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$2.21
GTQ17.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$3.18
GTQ24.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$1.50
GTQ11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
$4.02
GTQ31.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
$8.37
GTQ64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
$17,034.34
GTQ132,235.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
$8.43
GTQ65.45
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
$41.52
GTQ322.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
$438.88
GTQ3,406.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
$386.46
GTQ3,000.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
$53.56
GTQ415.75
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
$192.16
GTQ1,491.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
$6,830.19
GTQ53,022.05
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
$2.16
GTQ16.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
$2.87
GTQ22.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$3.48
GTQ26.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
$42.91
GTQ333.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
$7.08
GTQ54.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
$47.26
GTQ366.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
$54.69
GTQ424.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
$101.79
GTQ790.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
$101.91
GTQ791.09
|
|
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