Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 12.9% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Peru, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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