Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Saint Barthelemy, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Saint Barthelemy
|
Iraq
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.44
IQD5,811
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.78
IQD8,887
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.20
IQD265
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Iraq
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.41
IQD3,152
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.46
IQD5,839
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.75
IQD2,291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.96
IQD2,569
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
IQD625
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
IQD598
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
IQD389
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.27
IQD356
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.96
IQD2,567
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.17
IQD52,631
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,142.41
IQD22,459,228
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.76
IQD21,962
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.86
IQD45,668
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$280.92
IQD368,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$189.29
IQD247,995
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.33
IQD90,836
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$141.04
IQD184,778
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,756.35
IQD2,301,099
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.35
IQD3,080
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.38
IQD3,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.03
IQD2,659
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.97
IQD41,879
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.21
IQD10,758
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.45
IQD32,040
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.19
IQD31,694
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$44.63
IQD58,470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$39.49
IQD51,744
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