Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.1 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Laos instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 82.2% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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