Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 23.1% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 54.9% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
$4.18
₲30,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.01
₲7,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.59
₲4,338
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
$3.22
₲23,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
$2.98
₲21,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
$1.69
₲12,466
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$0.83
₲6,148
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.44
₲3,255
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.52
₲3,842
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$0.63
₲4,623
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.35
₲2,591
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.33
₲2,463
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$4.19
₲30,962
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
$23.43
₲172,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
$12.04
₲88,845
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Iraq
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
|
pay 43.3% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$1.19
₲8,751
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
$2.09
₲15,419
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
$28.67
₲211,664
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
$5.58
₲41,180
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
$74.96
₲553,350
|
|
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