Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 29.0% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
Iraq
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
|
pay 61.0% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
|
pay 80.0% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
|
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