Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 4.7% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
Zambia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
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