Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 7.7% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
$0.46
IQD604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
$0.49
IQD639
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS913
|
$0.47
IQD614
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS907
|
$0.29
IQD381
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
$0.28
IQD372
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
|
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