Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 6.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,850
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,640
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,767
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,648
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,298
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,145
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,566
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,252,651
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,913
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Iraq
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,708
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,973
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,093
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,901
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,316
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,468
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,929
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,320
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,736
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,146
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,313
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,066
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,648
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,926
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
|
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