Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 43.0% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.44
IQD5,780
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$6.78
IQD8,839
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.42
IQD549
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.20
IQD264
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.79
IQD1,035
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$2.41
IQD3,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.46
IQD5,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.75
IQD2,279
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$1.96
IQD2,555
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.48
IQD621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.51
IQD662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.46
IQD594
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.30
IQD387
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.27
IQD352
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.27
IQD354
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$1.96
IQD2,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$40.17
IQD52,347
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,338,385
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$16.76
IQD21,844
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$34.86
IQD45,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$280.92
IQD366,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$189.29
IQD246,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.33
IQD90,348
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$141.04
IQD183,784
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,288,717
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.35
IQD3,064
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.38
IQD3,107
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.03
IQD2,644
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$31.97
IQD41,654
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.21
IQD10,700
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$24.45
IQD31,867
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$24.19
IQD31,523
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$44.63
IQD58,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$39.49
IQD51,465
|
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