Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 15.4% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Iraq instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R145.40
|
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.33
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.23
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.11
|
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R65.93
|
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.70
|
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.48
|
$0.46
IQD604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.69
|
$0.49
IQD639
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.11
|
$0.47
IQD614
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R10.99
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.76
|
$0.29
IQD381
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.73
|
$0.28
IQD372
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.31
|
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R763.80
|
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.48
|
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
South Africa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.85
|
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.44
|
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R577.25
|
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.36
|
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
|
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