Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 34.7% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Samoa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Samoa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 6.9% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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