Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 7.2% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Peru, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
$4.48
IQD5,838
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
$6.61
IQD8,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
$0.46
IQD596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.25
IQD323
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
$0.83
IQD1,076
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
$2.12
IQD2,762
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
$4.32
IQD5,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
$1.76
IQD2,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
$1.64
IQD2,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.49
IQD634
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
$0.47
IQD610
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
$1.72
IQD2,246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
$27.22
IQD35,493
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,209,394
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
$16.77
IQD21,869
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
$38.80
IQD50,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
$279.28
IQD364,230
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
$186.02
IQD242,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
$66.50
IQD86,724
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
$109.67
IQD143,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,017,353
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
$2.49
IQD3,241
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
$2.24
IQD2,923
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
$1.78
IQD2,316
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
$29.64
IQD38,657
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
$8.53
IQD11,123
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Peru
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
$24.73
IQD32,247
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
$25.30
IQD32,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
$45.64
IQD59,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
$51.98
IQD67,788
|
|
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