Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 2.3% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$0.46
IQD599
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$0.25
IQD325
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.31
IQD407
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
|
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