Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 51.1% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
|
pay 52.9% more for housing
Ghana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
|
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