Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 3.5% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 27.3% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
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