Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 14.4% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 81.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 8.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 87.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Equatorial Guinea

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

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Equatorial Guinea vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.1% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.69 IQD7,116	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+82.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD10,292	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 IQD696	$0.85 FCFA498	+86.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IQD387	$0.43 FCFA249	+67.6%
Average			+59.1%

Iraq vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

	Iraq	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 IQD1,171	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 IQD3,803	$3.37 FCFA1,966	+34.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 IQD6,285	$10.34 FCFA6,036	+149.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 IQD2,627	$3.76 FCFA2,193	+117.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 IQD3,095	$2.71 FCFA1,583	+33.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD697	$1.08 FCFA633	+136.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD764	$0.77 FCFA452	+53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 IQD680	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD474	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD454	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD432	??
Average			+81.0%

Iraq vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Iraq	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.18 IQD3,310	??
Monthly public transit pass	$35.81 IQD54,369	$26.40 FCFA15,411	-26.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,719.55 IQD24M	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	+110.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.95 IQD22,695	??
Average			+30.6%

Iraq vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.6% more for housing

	Iraq	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.82 IQD54,388	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.18 IQD454K	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.21 IQD313K	$223.95 FCFA131K	+8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.07 IQD105K	??
Average			+8.6%

Iraq vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 87.5% less for childcare

	Iraq	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.07 IQD254K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,726.78 IQD4M	$341.40 FCFA199K	-87.5%
Average			-87.5%

Iraq vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.16 IQD4,804	$1.71 FCFA997	-46.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 IQD4,020	$4.69 FCFA2,741	+77.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IQD2,975	$4.52 FCFA2,639	+130.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.60 IQD52,536	$34.14 FCFA19,932	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 IQD14,218	$5.39 FCFA3,146	-42.5%
Average			-6.5%

Iraq vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Iraq	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.05 IQD36,514	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.78 IQD37,621	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.42 IQD85,653	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.01 IQD66,816	??

Iraq vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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