Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 29.4% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 62.4% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
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