Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 46.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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