Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 93.6% more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Libya, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Libya
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
Libya
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 69.2% more for childcare
Libya
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Libya
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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