Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 19.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
Colombia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 21.7% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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