Cost of living comparison
If you lived in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands instead of Iraq, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Iraq
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,823
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,905
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD553
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Iraq
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,043
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,158
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,851
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,296
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,574
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD626
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD667
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Iraq
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,572
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,737
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,504,449
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD22,006
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Iraq
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,760
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,793
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,494
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD91,019
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Iraq
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD185,150
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,305,732
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,086
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,131
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,664
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,964
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,780
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Iraq
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,104
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,758
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,588
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,848
|
?? |
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