Cost of living comparison
California is 4.8 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in California instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,882
|
$19.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,687
|
$10.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD326
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$3.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,782
|
$6.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,679
|
$4.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,311
|
$4.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,157
|
$6.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$2.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD408
|
$2.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 98.9% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,263
|
$4.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,760
|
$68.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,368,546
|
$25,571.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,033
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,985
|
$70.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,963
|
$2,161.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,419
|
$1,891.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,375
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,097
|
$1,413.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,032,491
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,265
|
$6.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,945
|
$4.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,333
|
$9.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,947
|
$52.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,206
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 87.6% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,489
|
$49.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,246
|
$38.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,973
|
$81.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,297
|
$113.48
|
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