Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 23.0% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 38.3% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$0.42
IQD546
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.22
IQD292
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Burundi
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$0.48
IQD631
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.52
IQD677
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$0.30
IQD399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.28
IQD368
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
Burundi
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
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