Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.2 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 93.1% more for housing
Iraq
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
|
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