Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 37.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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