Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 2.4% cheaper than Cuba.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
Cuba
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
Cuba
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
Cuba
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Cuba
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Cuba
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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