Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 52.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
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