Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 11.7% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$4.44
IQD5,806
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$6.78
IQD8,880
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$0.42
IQD552
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$2.41
IQD3,149
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$4.46
IQD5,834
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$40.17
IQD52,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,440,241
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$16.76
IQD21,943
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$34.86
IQD45,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$280.92
IQD367,741
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$189.29
IQD247,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$69.33
IQD90,760
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$141.04
IQD184,622
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,299,153
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$2.35
IQD3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$2.38
IQD3,122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$31.97
IQD41,844
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$8.21
IQD10,749
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$24.45
IQD32,013
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$24.19
IQD31,667
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$44.63
IQD58,421
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$39.49
IQD51,700
|
|
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