Cost of living comparison
Peru is 36.5% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Peru instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
Iraq
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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