Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 63.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 36.3% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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