Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 2.5% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Sudan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Sudan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Sudan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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