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Iraq vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 49.6% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 68.2% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 47.3% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Iraq
Clothing: pay 66.3% less in Iraq

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Iraq.

Iraq vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 74.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$4.66 IQD6,092	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$6.78 IQD8,857	-51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.40 IQD521	-80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.23 IQD297	-90.0%
Average			-74.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Iraq - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.2% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.76 IQD988	-79.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.55 IQD3,334
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$4.46 IQD5,826	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$1.69 IQD2,204	-69.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$1.98 IQD2,585	-52.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$0.47 IQD619	-76.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.51 IQD660	-63.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.43 IQD560
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$0.31 IQD399	-81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.29 IQD374	-71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.28 IQD368	-66.4%
Average			-68.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Iraq - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$2.08 IQD2,718
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.40 IQD48,857
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$15,792.71 IQD20,629,879
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$15.36 IQD20,064

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pay 47.3% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$36.30 IQD47,412
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$287.91 IQD376,094	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$193.91 IQD253,307	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$66.74 IQD87,177	-12.7%
Average			-47.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$138.70 IQD181,176
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,066.25 IQD2,699,129

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.78 IQD3,628	+25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.47 IQD3,225	-33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.00 IQD2,606
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$34.51 IQD45,081
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$8.34 IQD10,890	+32.5%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 66.3% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$25.03 IQD32,700	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$27.73 IQD36,227
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$50.80 IQD66,361	-60.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$38.19 IQD49,886
Average			-66.3%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Iraq - Cost of clothing

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