Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 70.0% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 36.6% more for childcare
Nepal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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