Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 44.4% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.46
IQD604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.49
IQD639
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.47
IQD614
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.29
IQD381
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.28
IQD372
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
|
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