Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 55.2% cheaper than Palau.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Palau, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Palau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$4.44
IQD5,780
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$6.78
IQD8,839
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$0.42
IQD549
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$0.20
IQD264
|
|
pay 72.7% less for groceries
Palau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.79
IQD1,035
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$2.41
IQD3,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$4.46
IQD5,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$1.75
IQD2,279
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$1.96
IQD2,555
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.48
IQD621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.51
IQD662
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.46
IQD594
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.30
IQD387
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.27
IQD352
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.27
IQD354
|
|
pay 71.0% less for transportation
Palau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$1.96
IQD2,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.17
IQD52,347
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,142.41
IQD22,338,385
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.76
IQD21,844
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
Palau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$34.86
IQD45,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$280.92
IQD366,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$189.29
IQD246,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.33
IQD90,348
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Palau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$141.04
IQD183,784
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,288,717
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$2.35
IQD3,064
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.38
IQD3,107
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$2.03
IQD2,644
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$31.97
IQD41,654
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.21
IQD10,700
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
Palau
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$24.45
IQD31,867
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$24.19
IQD31,523
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$44.63
IQD58,156
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$39.49
IQD51,465
|
|
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