Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 58.1% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$4.44
IQD5,806
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$6.78
IQD8,880
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
$2.41
IQD3,149
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
$4.46
IQD5,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
$40.17
IQD52,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,440,241
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
$16.76
IQD21,943
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
$34.86
IQD45,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
$280.92
IQD367,741
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
$189.29
IQD247,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
$69.33
IQD90,760
|
|
pay 55.8% more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
$141.04
IQD184,622
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,299,153
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
$2.35
IQD3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
$2.38
IQD3,122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
$31.97
IQD41,844
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
$8.21
IQD10,749
|
|
pay 78.2% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
$24.45
IQD32,013
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
$24.19
IQD31,667
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$44.63
IQD58,421
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$39.49
IQD51,700
|
|
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