Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 13.1% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Brazil
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Brazil
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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