Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 18.0% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Burma
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Burma
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Burma
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Burma
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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