Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 1.6% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 92.4% more for housing
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
|
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