Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 0.8% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Iraq
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 44.6% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
|
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