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Iraq vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 27.3% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 56.0% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 55.9% less in Iraq
Childcare: pay 67.5% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 20.4% more in Iraq

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Iraq are more expensive than in Guinea. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Guinea, you would:

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pay 50.1% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$4.66 IQD6,100	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$6.78 IQD8,868	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$0.40 IQD521	-75.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$0.23 IQD297	-81.1%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 56.0% less for groceries

	Guinea	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$0.76 IQD989	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$2.55 IQD3,338	-72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$4.46 IQD5,833	-45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$1.69 IQD2,207	-57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$1.98 IQD2,588	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$0.47 IQD620	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$0.51 IQD661	-54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$0.43 IQD561	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$0.31 IQD399	-76.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.29 IQD375	-60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.28 IQD368	-61.0%
Average			-56.0%

Guinea vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Guinea	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$2.08 IQD2,722	-60.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	$37.40 IQD48,917	+31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$15,792.71 IQD20,655,336	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$15.36 IQD20,089	+73.3%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 55.9% less for housing

	Guinea	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$36.30 IQD47,470	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$287.91 IQD376,558	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	$193.91 IQD253,619	-39.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$66.74 IQD87,285	-49.7%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 67.5% less for childcare

	Guinea	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$138.70 IQD181,400
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$2,066.25 IQD2,702,459	-67.5%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$2.78 IQD3,633	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$2.47 IQD3,229	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$2.00 IQD2,610	+71.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$34.51 IQD45,137	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$8.34 IQD10,903	+105.7%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 20.4% more for clothing

	Guinea	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	$25.03 IQD32,741	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	$27.73 IQD36,272	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	$50.80 IQD66,443	+69.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	$38.19 IQD49,948	-23.6%
Average			+20.4%

Guinea vs. Iraq - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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