Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 19.4% cheaper than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 72.2% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 68.7% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 63.3% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.5% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.69 IQD7,116	$9.01 LSL148.38	+92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD10,292	$8.41 LSL138.49	+24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 IQD696	$1.07 LSL17.56	+132.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IQD387	$0.84 LSL13.85	+230.4%
Average			+77.5%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.2% more for groceries

	Iraq	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 IQD1,171	$0.83 LSL13.60	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 IQD3,803	$3.30 LSL54.39	+31.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 IQD6,285	$4.38 LSL72.07	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 IQD2,627	$1.54 LSL25.32	-11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 IQD3,095	$2.79 LSL45.98	+37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD697	$0.85 LSL14.02	+85.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD764	$1.02 LSL16.71	+101.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 IQD680	$1.23 LSL20.19	+174.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD474	$1.09 LSL17.95	+249.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD454	$0.71 LSL11.66	+136.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD432	$0.73 LSL12.00	+156.4%
Average			+72.2%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Iraq	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.18 IQD3,310	$4.98 LSL81.93	+128.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.81 IQD54,369	$30.04 LSL494.60	-16.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,719.55 IQD24M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.95 IQD22,695	$6.01 LSL98.92	-59.8%
Average			+27.3%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.7% less for housing

	Iraq	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.82 IQD54,388	$38.30 LSL630.53	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.18 IQD454K	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.21 IQD313K	$55.58 LSL915.01	-73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.07 IQD105K	??
Average			-68.7%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 63.3% less for childcare

	Iraq	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.07 IQD254K	$52.06 LSL857.06	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,726.78 IQD4M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-56.7%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.16 IQD4,804	$1.80 LSL29.68	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 IQD4,020	$2.00 LSL32.97	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IQD2,975	$5.11 LSL84.08	+160.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.60 IQD52,536	$23.03 LSL379.19	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 IQD14,218	??
Average			-20.7%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Iraq	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.05 IQD36,514	$46.07 LSL758.38	+91.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.78 IQD37,621	$55.58 LSL915.01	+124.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.42 IQD85,653	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+84.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.01 IQD66,816	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+241.3%
Average			+128.1%

Iraq vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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