Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 54.8% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.75
|
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 60.6% less for groceries
Louisiana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
|
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
|
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Louisiana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.62
|
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,299.00
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.95
|
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Louisiana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.25
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.97
|
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$959.56
|
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.89
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$613.33
|
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,660.00
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.43
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.08
|
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
|
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Louisiana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.51
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.27
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.50
|
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
|
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