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Kyrgyzstan vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 13.9% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 47.5% more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Iraq. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Iraq, you would:

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pay 39.8% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.66 IQD6,092	$4.96 KGS433.33	+6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD8,857	$7.15 KGS625.00	+5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IQD521	$0.71 KGS62.22	+78.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IQD297	$0.38 KGS33.53	+68.7%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Iraq	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 IQD988	$0.35 KGS30.46	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 IQD3,334	$3.45 KGS301.80	+35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 IQD5,826	$3.57 KGS312.24	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,204	$1.61 KGS141.14	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 IQD2,585	$1.85 KGS161.84	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IQD619	$0.35 KGS30.30	-26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD660	$0.71 KGS61.66	+39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IQD560	$0.97 KGS84.93	+126.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD399	$0.53 KGS46.49	+74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD374	$0.26 KGS22.44	-10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD368	$0.21 KGS18.43	-25.2%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Iraq	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 IQD2,718	$3.09 KGS270.13	+48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.40 IQD48,857	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	-68.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,792.71 IQD20,629,879	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	+91.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 IQD20,064	$3.17 KGS277.00	-79.4%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Iraq	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 IQD47,412	$9.52 KGS832.78	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.91 IQD376,094	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.91 IQD253,307	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	+34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.74 IQD87,177	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	-52.3%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 47.5% more for childcare

	Iraq	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.70 IQD181,176	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	+22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,066.25 IQD2,699,129	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	+72.7%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 IQD3,628	$1.30 KGS113.33	-53.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 IQD3,225	$1.98 KGS173.21	-19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IQD2,606	$1.89 KGS165.00	-5.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 IQD45,081	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	+6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 IQD10,890	$4.12 KGS360.00	-50.6%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Iraq	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.03 IQD32,700	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	+17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 IQD36,227	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	+33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.80 IQD66,361	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.19 IQD49,886	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	+62.2%
Average			+41.0%

Iraq vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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