Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 4.8% cheaper than Suriname.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD163.68
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD257.46
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.55
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.87
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD39.98
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD168.37
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD149.88
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.05
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.02
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD64.92
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.91
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.34
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.61
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.68
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.52
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD106.76
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,030.66
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,010,220.00
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD868.92
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
Suriname
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,262.78
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,667.93
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,399.58
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,671.64
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,283.22
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,837.00
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.51
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.35
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD176.64
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD460.55
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD152.02
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,753.61
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,548.74
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,338.84
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,836.83
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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