Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 63.6% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
$5.41
R$27.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
$6.75
R$34.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$1.09
R$5.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$0.66
R$3.40
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$1.50
R$7.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
$4.39
R$22.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
$3.93
R$20.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$2.09
R$10.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$1.71
R$8.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$0.88
R$4.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.57
R$2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.47
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.71
R$3.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.51
R$2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.49
R$2.50
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
$3.99
R$20.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
$44.60
R$230.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
$21,825.57
R$112,550.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
$8.87
R$45.75
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Iraq
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
$19.79
R$102.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
$324.53
R$1,673.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
$220.48
R$1,136.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
$54.67
R$281.92
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
$278.36
R$1,435.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
$7,686.64
R$39,638.46
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
$1.76
R$9.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
$1.69
R$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$2.13
R$11.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
$24.18
R$124.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
$6.45
R$33.25
|
|
pay 78.0% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
$48.38
R$249.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
$43.32
R$223.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
$77.76
R$400.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
$63.51
R$327.49
|
|
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