Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 68.4% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 83.1% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$5.22
GTQ40.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.04
GTQ8.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.75
GTQ5.77
|
|
pay 89.2% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$1.81
GTQ14.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$2.52
GTQ19.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$6.12
GTQ47.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.93
GTQ14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$2.75
GTQ21.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.43
GTQ11.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.05
GTQ8.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.68
GTQ5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.62
GTQ4.84
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$3.76
GTQ29.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$14.82
GTQ114.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,186.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$396.59
GTQ3,074.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$390.71
GTQ3,028.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$53.38
GTQ413.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$2.15
GTQ16.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$2.32
GTQ17.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$3.36
GTQ26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$41.57
GTQ322.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$6.84
GTQ53.01
|
|
pay 91.5% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$43.92
GTQ340.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$47.75
GTQ370.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$98.16
GTQ760.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$95.99
GTQ744.10
|
|
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