Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 98.0% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Iraq
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 75.6% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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