Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 15.9% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 19.8% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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