Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.4 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$18.79
£15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$5.70
£4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$6.94
£5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$2.71
£2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$2.68
£2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$6.41
£5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$50.62
£40.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$24.01
£19.23
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$5.68
£4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$74.46
£59.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$9.24
£7.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$101.62
£81.37
|
|
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