Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 29.9% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 50.7% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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