Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 57.0% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Iraq instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.03
|
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.68
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.98
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.09
|
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.38
|
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.47
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.23
|
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.18
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.06
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.48
|
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,053.78
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.14
|
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$87.92
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,429.93
|
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,198.94
|
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.22
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,043.84
|
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,617.56
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.77
|
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.32
|
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.67
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.24
|
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.59
|
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.24
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.01
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$162.89
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.55
|
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
|
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