Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 25.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Madagascar
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
|
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
|
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