Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 17.3% cheaper than Iraq.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Iraq
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Iraq
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Iraq
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
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